| Variables |
| N (%) |
| Awareness | Heard about breast cancer | 434 (91.3) |
| Information source | Media | 221 (46.5) |
| Friends | 308 (64.8) | |
| Health professionals | 203 (42.7) | |
| School | 71 (15.7) | |
| Risk factors | None | 233 (49.0) |
| Hereditary | 61 (12.8) | |
| Prolonged use of pills | 29 (6.1) | |
| Alcohol and tobacco | 59 (12.4) | |
| Age | 13 (2.7) | |
| Obesity | 9 (1.8) | |
| Prolonged exposure to sun | 16 (3.3) | |
| Low breastfeeding | 23 (4.8) | |
| Low deliveries | 7 (1.4) | |
| Traditional breast massage | 48 (10.1) | |
| Extended wearing of tight bra | 63 (13.2) | |
| Symptoms | None | 170 (35.7) |
| Lump in the breast | 208 (43.7) | |
| Pain in the breast | 172 (36.2) | |
| Wound on the breast | 116 (24.4) | |
| Changes in breast shape and appearance | 108 (22.7) | |
| Nipple discharge | 61 (12.8) |