Table 4 Knowledge of breast cancer symptoms
Symptomsa | Total (n = 516) | Male (n = 233) | Female (n = 283) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
Pain in breast | 120 (23.3) | 396 (76.7) | 55 (23.6) | 178 (76.4) | 65 (23.0) | 218 (77.0) |
Change in breast shape | 103 (20.0) | 413 (80.0) | 48 (20.6) | 185 (79.4) | 55 (19.4) | 228 (80.6) |
Discharge of pus | 73 (14.1) | 443 (85.9) | 36 (15.5) | 197 (84.5) | 37 (13.1) | 246 (86.9) |
Painless lump in breast | 59 (11.4) | 457 (88.6) | 25 (10.7) | 208 (89.3) | 34 (12.0) | 249 (88.0) |
Increase in the number of breast lumps | 44 (8.5) | 472 (91.5) | 20 (8.6) | 213 (91.4) | 24 (8.5) | 259 (91.5) |
Weight loss | 43 (8.3) | 473 (91.7) | 26 (11.2) | 207 (88.8) | 17 (6.0) | 266 (94.0) |
Nausea | 18 (3.5) | 498 (96.5) | 11 (4.7) | 222 (95.3) | 7 (2.5) | 276 (97.5) |