Table 2 Description of study population (n = 200)
Number of patients | Percent (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Social demographic characteristics of the patients | |||
Age (years) | <50 | 133 | 66.5 |
≥50 | 67 | 33.5 | |
Education | Literate | 124 | 62.0 |
Illiterate | 76 | 38.0 | |
Occupation | House wife | 111 | 55.5 |
Employed | 89 | 44.5 | |
Marital status | Married | 158 | 79.0 |
Single | 42 | 21.0 | |
Medical history of the patients | |||
Menopausal status | Pre-menopausal | 127 | 63.5 |
Post-menopausal | 73 | 36.5 | |
Breast feeding | Yes | 133 | 89.0 |
No | 16 | 11.0 | |
Oral contraceptive | Yes <5 years | 35 | 17.5 |
Yes > 5 years | 14 | 7.0 | |
No | 151 | 75.5 | |
Breast self examination | Yes | 9 | 4.5 |
No | 191 | 95.5 | |
Family history | Positive | 18 | 9.0 |
Negative | 182 | 91.0 | |
History of benign breast disease | Yes | 19 | 9.5 |
No | 181 | 90.5 | |
Clinical presentations of the patients | |||
Symptoms | Lump | 136 | 68.0 |
Nipple discharge | 27 | 13.5 | |
Skin changes | 31 | 15.5 | |
Systemic | 6 | 3.0 | |
Symptoms | Lump | 136 | 68.0 |
Others | 64 | 32.0 | |