Item

Education Levels

Study Design

The 4thYear

n (%)

The 5th Year

n (%)

P Value

χ²

Pre-Intervention

n (%)

Post-Intervention

n (%)

P Value

χ²

Painless breast lump

Yes

No

Don’t know

94 (70.7)

17 (12.8)

22 (16.5)

68 (69.4)

4 (4.1)

26 (26.5)

0.02

63 (52.5)

20 (16.7)

37 (30.8)

99 (89.2)

1 (0.9)

11 (9.9)

<0.001

Lump under armpit

Yes

No

Don’t know

91 (68.4)

16 (12)

26 (19.5)

73 (74.5)

13 (13.3)

12 (12.2)

0.33

66 (55)

23 (19.2)

31 (25.8)

98 (88.3)

6 (5.4)

7 (6.3)

<0.001

Nipple discharge

Yes

No

Don’t know

106 (79.7)

12 (9.0)

15 (11.3)

86 (87.8)

4 (4.1)

8 (8.2)

0.22

83 (69.2)

14 (11.7)

23 (19.2)

109 (98.2)

2 (1.8)

0 (0)

<0.001

Change in the shape of breast

Yes

No

Don’t know

125 (94)

2 (1.5)

5 (3.8)

93 (94.9)

2 (2)

3 (3.1)

0.82

107 (89.2)

4 (3.3)

9 (7.5)

111 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.005

Pain in breast region

Yes

No

Don’t know

119 (89.5)

6 (4.5)

8 (6)

84 (85.7)

9 (9.2)

5 (5.1)

0.35

92 (76.7)

15 (12.5)

13 (10.8)

111 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

<0.001

Dimpling of breast skin

Yes

No

Don’t know

116 (87.2)

3 (2.3)

14 (10.5)

77 (78.6)

4 (4.1)

17 (17.3)

0.21

87 (72.5)

7 (5.8)

26 (21.7)

106 (95.5)

0 (0)

5 (4.5)

<0.001

Breast self-examination (BSE) is recommended for females

Once a month

Once a year

Once in five years

Don’t know

103 (77.4)

10 (7.5)

1 (0.8)

19 (14.3)

0 (0)

80 (81.6)

9 (9.2)

9 (9.2)

0.52

80 (66.7)

13 (10.8)

1 (0.8)

26 (21.7)

103 (92.8)

6 (5.4)

0 (0)

2 (1.8)

<0.001

Clinical breast examination (CBE) is recommended for females

Once a month

Once a year

Once in five years

Don’t know

5 (3.8)

92 (69.2)

6 (4.5)

30 (22.6)

3 (3.1)

74 (75.5)

9 (9.2)

12 (12.2)

0.13

6 (5)

64 (53.3)

15 (12.5)

35 (29.2)

2 (1.8)

102 (91.9)

0 (0)

7 (6.3)

<0.001