A Community-Based Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Breast Self-Examination and Prevalence of Breast Disease in Southwest Cameroon

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of 4208 female subjects and their households, in Southwest Cameroon.

Characteristics	Frequency
	() or
	Median [IQR]
Age	21
Household members	7
Household Setting
Urban	1244 (30.1%)
Rural	2886 (69.9%)
Household possesses a cellphone	3901 (95.4%)
Household owns agricultural land	2650 (64.2%)
Use of cooking fuel in household
Wood	3849 (92.4%)
Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) fuel	1823 (43.7%)
Charcoal	701 (16.8%)
Kerosene	697 (16.7%)
Other	9 (0.2%)
Highest educational level achieved by a household member
No formal education	84 (2.0%)
Primary	834 (20.3%)
Secondary	1517 (36.9%)
Tertiary	1668 (40.6%)
Household members believe some cancers can be surgically treated	2624 (63.0%)
Household members believe deformities can be surgically treated	2968 (71.2%)

Note: IQR = interquartile range.