| Knowledge of breast cancer (n = 960) | Absolute frequency (n) | Frequency relative (%) |
| Knowledge of the existence of breast cancer | ||
| Yes | 940 | 97.9 |
| No | 20 | 2.1 |
| Knowledge of at least one symptom of breast cancer | ||
| Yes | 624 | 65 |
| No | 336 | 35 |
| Breast pain | ||
| Yes | 335 | 53.7 |
| No | 289 | 46.3 |
| Mass at the breast | ||
| Yes | 548 | 87.8 |
| No | 76 | 12.2 |
| Nipple discharge | ||
| Yes | 177 | 28.4 |
| No | 447 | 71.6 |
| Changing appearance of the breast skin | ||
| Yes | 189 | 30.3 |