Table 3 illustrates that the media was the source of
information about breast cancer mostly reported by students
(61.7%), followed by friends and relatives (25%). At the
other extreme, only 11 (6.1%) students mentioned doctors
and 7 (3.9%) mentioned nurses.
Regarding students' knowledge of breast cancer and breast
self-examination (BSE), Table 4 indicates very low
percentages of satisfactory knowledge in almost all areas.
This was especially evident concerning breast cancer items
with only one student (0.6%) correctly responding to most
items, and the highest knowledge was about the prevalence
(32.8%).