Barriers regarding conducting regular BSE in the study groups
| Study groups | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total n = 279 (%) | Usual clients n = 174 (%) | Healthcare staff n = 105 (%) | ||||
| Barriers | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Not confident | 25 (8.9) | 254 (91.1) | 21 (12.1) | 153 (87.9) | 4 (3.8) | 101 (96.2) |
| Fear of finding mass | 34 (12.2) | 245 (87.8) | 31 (17.8) | 143 (82.2) | 3 (2.9) | 102 (97.1) |
| Forgets | 6 (2.2) | 273 (97.8) | 6 (3.4) | 168 (96.6) | 0 (0) | 105 (100) |
| Time-consuming | 4 (1.4) | 275 (98.6) | 1 (0.6) | 173 (99.4) | 3 (2.8) | 102 (97.2) |
| Sufficiency of clinical examination | 12 (4.3) | 267 (95.7) | 10 (5.7) | 164 (94.3) | 2 (1.9) | 103 (98.1) |
| Sufficiency of mammography | 11 (3.9) | 268 (96.1) | 9 (5.2) | 165 (94.8) | 2 (1.9) | 103 (98.1) |
| Study groups | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Usual clients | Healthcare staff | ||||
| Barriers | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Not confident | 25 (8.9) | 254 (91.1) | 21 (12.1) | 153 (87.9) | 4 (3.8) | 101 (96.2) |
| Fear of finding mass | 34 (12.2) | 245 (87.8) | 31 (17.8) | 143 (82.2) | 3 (2.9) | 102 (97.1) |
| Forgets | 6 (2.2) | 273 (97.8) | 6 (3.4) | 168 (96.6) | 0 (0) | 105 (100) |
| Time-consuming | 4 (1.4) | 275 (98.6) | 1 (0.6) | 173 (99.4) | 3 (2.8) | 102 (97.2) |
| Sufficiency of clinical examination | 12 (4.3) | 267 (95.7) | 10 (5.7) | 164 (94.3) | 2 (1.9) | 103 (98.1) |
| Sufficiency of mammography | 11 (3.9) | 268 (96.1) | 9 (5.2) | 165 (94.8) | 2 (1.9) | 103 (98.1) |