Responses from the 15-item questionnaire for breast cancer awareness (n=2978)
| Questions | n | % |
| Do you know breast cancer? | ||
| Yes | 2167 | 72.8 |
| No | 736 | 24.7 |
| Do you think screening is helpful for early detection of breast cancer? | ||
| Yes | 2253 | 75.7 |
| No | 668 | 22.4 |
| Do you think the early detection of breast cancer can improve survival? | ||
| Yes | 2386 | 80.1 |
| No | 536 | 18.0 |
| Knowledge about breast symptoms | ||
| Local discomfort in breast | ||
| Yes | 1107 | 37.2 |
| No | 657 | 22.1 |
| Don’t know | 1176 | 39.5 |
| Lump in breast | ||
| Yes | 1569 | 52.7 |
| No | 418 | 14.0 |
| Don’t know | 953 | 32.0 |
| Axillary nodes | ||
| Yes | 1001 | 33.6 |
| No | 369 | 12.4 |
| Don’t know | 1561 | 52.4 |
| Nipple retraction | ||
| Yes | 790 | 26.5 |
| No | 367 | 12.3 |
| Don’t know | 1691 | 56.8 |
| Nipple discharge liquid | ||
| Yes | 875 | 29.4 |
| No | 367 | 12.3 |
| Don’t know | 1691 | 56.8 |
| Related factors of breast cancer | ||
| Menarche at age before 12 | ||
| Yes | 381 | 12.8 |
| No | 471 | 15.8 |
| Don’t know | 2088 | 70.1 |
| No parity or late childbirth | ||
| Yes | 679 | 22.8 |
| No | 377 | 12.7 |
| Don’t know | 1880 | 63.1 |
| Menopause at a late age | ||
| Yes | 495 | 16.6 |
| No | 380 | 12.8 |
| Don’t know | 2062 | 69.2 |
| Long-time drinking | ||
| Yes | 616 | 20.7 |
| No | 369 | 12.4 |
| Don’t know | 1947 | 65.4 |
| High-fat diets | ||
| Yes | 636 | 21.4 |
| No | 353 | 11.9 |
| Don’t know | 1947 | 65.4 |
| Long-term use of oestrogen drugs | ||
| Yes | 937 | 31.5 |
| No | 244 | 8.2 |
| Don’t know | 1752 | 58.8 |
| Family history of breast cancer | ||
| Yes | 1884 | 63.3 |
| No | 158 | 5.3 |
| Don’t know | 895 | 30.1 |
| Awareness of breast cancer | ||
| Highly aware | 595 | 20.0 |
| Poorly aware | 2383 | 80.0 |