Knowledge and Practice on Breast Self-Examination and Associated Factors among Summer Class Social Science Undergraduate Female Students in the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 2
Knowledge on breast self-examination among summer social science female students in University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia ().
Variable
Number
Percent (%)
Heard about breast self-examination
Yes
160
41.7
No
224
58.3
Know how to perform BSE
Yes
88
22.9
No
296
77.1
Know appropriate time to perform BSE
Yes
47
12.2
No
337
87.8
What do we look for during BSE
Breast lamp
64
16.7
Size of the breast
42
10.9
Change in nipple and unusual discharge
22
5.7
All
101
26.3
I do not know
155
40.4
When should a girl begin
At age less than 20 years
74
19.3
At age 20 to 30 years
167
43.5
At age above 30 years
87
22.7
I do not know
56
14.6
Which examination technique applied during BSE
Inspection
14
3.6
Palpation
67
17.4
Both inspection and palpation
110
28.6
I do not know
193
50.3
Finding and outcome of doing breast self-examination
Detect any abnormality
19
4.9
Learn how the breast normally looks and feels
21
5.5
Detect breast cancer earlier and promote treatment
