| Attitudes to symptoms of breast cancer (n = 960) | Absolute frequency (n) | Relative frequency (%) |
| In front of breast pain | ||
| Medical consultation | 943 | 98.3 |
| Traditional healer | 5 | 0.5 |
| Self-medication | 2 | 0.2 |
| Inaction | 10 | 1 |
| In front of a breast mass | ||
| Medical consultation | 924 | 96.3 |
| Traditional healer | 9 | 0.9 |
| Self-medication | 8 | 0.8 |
| Inaction | 19 | 2 |
| In front of a volume increase | ||
| Medical consultation | 940 | 98 |
| Traditional healer | 7 | 0.7 |
| Self-medication | 2 | 0.2 |
| Inaction | 11 | 1.1 |
| Before a discharge of the nipple | ||
| Medical consultation | 892 | 92.9 |
| Traditional healer | 6 | 0.6 |
| Self-medication | 1 | 0.1 |
| Inaction | 61 | 6.4 |
| In front of a change of the skin of the breast | ||
| Medical consultation | 945 | 98.5 |
| Traditional healer | 6 | 0.6 |
| Self-medication | 2 | 0.2 |
| Inaction | 7 | 0.7 |