Breast Self-Examination Practice and Associated Factors Among Secondary School Female Teachers in Gammo Gofa Zone, Southern, Ethiopia

Figures & data

Figure 1 Schematic presentation of the sampling technique of female secondary school teachers who participated in the study, Gammo Gofa Zone, South Ethiopia.

Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Female Secondary School Teachers Who Were Participating in the Study, Gammo Gofa Zone, South Ethiopia (N=239)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age in years	<29	59	24.7
	30–34	28	11.7
	35–39	35	14.6
	≥40	117	49.0
Marital status	Single	67	28.0
	Married	143	59.8
	Widowed/divorced/separated	29	12
Educational level	Diploma	34	14.2
	First degree	190	79.5
	Second degree	15	6.3
Religion	Orthodox	125	52.3
	Protestant	105	43.9
	Muslim	5	2.1
	Catholic	4	1.7
Ethnicity	Gamma	133	55.6
	Gofa	33	13.8
	Wolayta	19	7.9
	Amhara	46	19.2
	Others*	8	3.3
Monthly salary	<3000	9	3.8
	3000–5000	90	37.7
	≥5000	140	58.6
Service years	<20	164	68.6
	≥20	75	31.4
Field of study	Social Science	88	36.8
	Sport Science	32	13.4
	Biology	75	31.4
	Other Natural Science	35	14.6
	Others**	9	3.8

Notes: *Oromo and Konso, **Language and Computer Science.

Table 2 Knowledge and Perception Level Toward Breast Self-Examination Practice Among Female Teachers in Gammo Gofa Zone, 2018

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Ever heard of BSE	Yes	122	51
	No	117	49
Knowledge of BSE	Knowledgeable	92	38.5
	Not knowledgeable	147	61.5
Perceived confidence to perform BSE	High perceived confidence	104	43.5
	Low perceived confidence	135	56.5
Perceived barrier BSE	High perceived barrier	163	68.2
	Low perceived barrier	76	31.8
Perceived motivation to BSE	High perceived motivation	188	78.7
	Low perceived motivation	51	21.3

Table 3 Practice of Breast Self-Examination Among Female Secondary School Teachers in Gamma Gofa Zone, 2018

Parameters		Frequency	Percent
Ever practiced breast self-examination	Yes	82	34.3
	No	157	65.7
Practiced BSE monthly (regular basis)	Yes	32	13.4
	No	50	20.9
Time to perform BSE	2–3 days after cessation of menstruation	82	34.3
Ways BSE performed	Palpating with pads of three fingers	82	34.3

Figure 2 Reasons for not practicing BSE by study participants of secondary school female teachers in Gammo Gofa Zone, 2018.

Table 4 Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis Result of the Study Conducted Among Female Secondary School Teachers in GGZ, South Ethiopia, 2018

Variables	Category	Practice of BSE		COR (with 95% CI)	AOR (with 95% CI)
		Yes (n=82)	No (n=157)
Marital status	Single	9 (11%)	58 (36.9%)	1	1
	Married	62 (75.6%)	81 (51.6%)	4.93 (2.27,10.72)*	4.09 (1.64,10.22)**
	Widowed/divorced/separated	11 (13.4%)	18 (11.5%)	3.94 (1.41,11.00)**	1.55 (0.42,5.73)
Ever heard of BSE	Yes	59 (72%)	63 (40.1%)	3.83 (2.15,6.82)*	2.26 (1.07,4.77)**
	No	23 (28%)	94 (59.9%)	1	1
Knowledge of BSE	Knowledgeable	49 (59.8%)	43 (27.4%)	4.00 (2.24,6.92)*	2.85 (1.42,5.73)**
	Less knowledgeable	33 (40.2%)	114 (72.6%)	1	1
Perceived barrier to BSE	High perceived barrier	40 (48.8%)	123 (78.3%)	1	1
	Low perceived barrier	42 (51.2%)	34 (21.7%)	3.79 (1.13,6.76)*	2.62 (1.26,5.47)**
Perceived confidence to BSE	High perceived confidence	58 (70.7%)	46 (29.3%)	5.83 (3.24,10.49)*	3.63 (1.79,7.39)*
	Low perceived confidence	24 (29.3%)	111 (70.7%)	1	1
Perceived motivation to BSE	High perceived motivation	75 (91.5%)	113 (72%)	4.17 (1.78,9.75)**	3.29 (1.15,9.45)**
	Low perceived motivation	7 (8.5%)	44 (28%)	1	1

Notes: *p-value <0.001; **p-value <0.05; 1, Reference category.