Table 3 Attitude of participating women towards breast cancer screening

If I get a mammogram and nothing is found, I will not worry as much about breast cancer

70

18.4

44

11.6

266

70

Having a mammogram will help me find breast lumps easily

7

1.9

33

8.7

340

89.4

If I find lumps through my routine mammogram, my treatment for breast cancer may not be as bad as those who do not do regular mammogram

4

1

29

7.6

347

91.4

Having a mammogram is the best way for me to find a small lump in the breast

6

1.5

33

8.7

342

89.8

Having a mammogram will decrease my chances of dying from breast cancer

70

18.4

106

27.8

205

53.8

I am afraid to have a mammogram as I might find out something is wrong

260

68.6

27

7.1

92

24.3

I am afraid of having mammogram as I do not understand what the mammogram procedure involves

201

52.9

35

9.2

144

37.9

I do not know how to do mammogram

170

44.6

126

33.1

85

22.3

Having a mammogram is too embarrassing procedure

241

63.2

11

2.9

129

33.9

Mammogram procedure takes a long time

126

33.1

201

52.8

54

14.1

Having a mammogram is too painful

151

39.6

182

47.8

48

12.6

Having a mammogram exposes me to unnecessary radiation

126

33.1

165

43.3

90

23.6

I do not have enough time to schedule for mammograms

219

57.4

37

9.7

125

32.9

I have other problems that are more important

164

43.1

21

5.5

196

51.4