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

Table 3

Respondents practice and reasons for doing BSE.

Serial	Items	Categories	Frequency (%)
1	Have you ever performed BSE?	Yes	155 (40.0%)
		No	235 (60.0%)
	If yes (n = 155)
2	Age of initial BSE	20 or less	40 (25.8%)
		More than 20	115 (74.2%)
3	Pattern of BSE	Monthly	27 (17.4%)
		Once in two months	15 (9.7%)
		Once in 3–5 months	16 (10.3%)
		Once a year	11 (7.1%)
		Irregularly	86 (55.5%)
4	How is BSE performed?	By using one finger	17 (11%)
		By using three fingers and palms of the hand	94 (60.6%)
		No specific methods	44 (28.4%)
5	How much time do you spend during the BSE?	Equal to or less than 3 minutes	85 (54.84%)
		3–5 minutes	54 (34.84%)
		More than five minutes	16 (10.32%)
6	Reasons for regular BSE	Early detection	130 (83.9%)
		Because there is a previous history of breast cancer	22 (14.2%)
		Other reasons	3 (1.9%)