Concerning the characteristics related to breast cancer,
8.3% (n = 182) reported a family history of breast cancer.
Twenty-seven percent (n = 591) practiced breast selfe-xamination.
The reasons given for not conducting breast
self-examination included lack of knowledge of the technique
(30.8%, n = 491), unwillingness (29.7%, n = 474), and
no need to perform self-examination in the absence of
disease (13.4%, n = 214)