Table 2 Summary of responses to breast cancer awareness questionnaire (n=712)
Questionnaire item | Response categories | Median (IQR) |
|---|---|---|
Knowledge of breast cancer symptoms | ||
Which of the problems below do you think could be a symptom of breast cancer? (n=712) | Scattered list of 11 breast cancer symptoms provided | 6 (4–9) |
n (%) of women | ||
Knowledge of risk | ||
How many women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime? (n=686) | 1 in 3 women | 91 (13.3) |
1 in 9 women | 252 (36.7) | |
1 in 100 women | 215 (31.3) | |
1 in 1000 women | 109 (15.9) | |
1 in 10 000 women | 19 (2.8) | |
Does your age make you more or less likely to develop breast cancer? (n=705) | More likely | 177 (25.1) |
No difference | 435 (61.7) | |
Less likely | 93 (13.2) | |
Confidence to detect breast changes | ||
How often do you examine your breasts (n=707) | Weekly | 193 (27.3) |
Monthly | 273 (38.6) | |
Every 6 months | 104 (14.7) | |
Rarely or never | 137 (19.4) | |
How confident are you that you would notice a change in your own breasts? (n=708) | Very much | 107 (15.1) |
Quite | 381 (53.8) | |
A bit/not at all | 220 (31.1) | |
To what extent do you know how your breasts normally look and feel? (n=704) | Very much | 295 (41.9) |
Quite | 301 (42.8) | |
A bit/not at all | 108 (15.3) | |
