Practice and Barriers toward Breast Self-Examination among Palestinian Women in Gaza City, Palestine

Table 1

Biographical data and cancer history.

Items	Categories	Frequency (%)
Participant’s age	18–30	221 (56.7%)
	31–40	119 (30.5%)
	41–65	50 (12.8%)
Occupation	Have a job	170 (43.6%)
	Jobless	220 (56.4%)
Education	Primary	48 (12.3%)
	Secondary	193 (49.5%)
	University	138 (35.4%)
	Postgraduate	11 (2.8%)
Marital status	Single	40 (10.3%)
	Married	340 (87.2%)
	Others	10 (2.5%)
Income	Financial aid	162 (41.5%)
	1000–2000	160 (41.0%)
	2000–3000	42 (10.8%)
	More than 3000	26 (6.7%)
Family history of BC	Yes	45 (11.5%)
	No	345 (88.5%)
Previous exposure to breast disease	Yes	21 (5.4%)
	No	369 (94.6%)