Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women all over the world. it is estimated to account for around 25% of all malignant in women, and incidence shows continuously increasing trend in ...many countries all over the world. The aim of the study is to determine level of knowledge, awareness, and BSE practice for breast among SPU female students. A descriptive study was conducted a pre- tested questionnaire was used to determine knowledge, attitude and practices of female students in SPU regarding breast cancer and BSE. The face to face interview questionnaire was filled by systematic random sampling to 216 female students from 4 different colleges belongs to SPU, after getting verbal consent to participate voluntary in the study. Data were entered into Epi-data version 3.1.1 and exported to analyse in SPSS version 17. Descriptive analysis was performed and frequencies and percentages were reported. The mean age of participants was 20.7, the study result shows that the knowledge mean score of participants was 3.95 (SD ± 1.78).181(83.8%) have information of breast cancer, and 157(72.7%) have information on breast cancer sign,136(63.0%) have information on factor that increase change to get breast cancer,150(69.4%)have information on (BSE),86(39.8%)have information how to do (BSE),101(46.8%)have information on mammography .91(42.1%)practice of (BSE), only 10 ( 4.6 %) female students has performing this examination regularly , percentage of students that did not done mammography was 193 (89.4%) . only 2 (0.9 %) performs mammography screening regularly, 18 (8.3 %) have a family member that get breast cancer. Knowledge of female student about breast cancer was at unsatisfactorylevel. Knowledge of female student about S.B.E was also at unsatisfactory level. Poor practice was observed, regarding BSE. Knowledge regarding mammography was also poor.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women all over the world. it is estimated to account for around 25% of all malignant in women, and incidence shows continuously increasing trend in ...many countries all over the world. The aim of the study is to determine level of knowledge, awareness, and BSE practice for breast among SPU female students. A descriptive study was conducted a pre- tested questionnaire was used to determine knowledge, attitude and practices of female students in SPU regarding breast cancer and BSE. The face to face interview questionnaire was filled by systematic random sampling to 216 female students from 4 different colleges belongs to SPU, after getting verbal consent to participate voluntary in the study. Data were entered into Epi-data version 3.1.1 and exported to analyse in SPSS version 17. Descriptive analysis was performed and frequencies and percentages were reported. The mean age of participants was 20.7, the study result shows that the knowledge mean score of participants was 3.95 (SD ± 1.78).181(83.8%) have information of breast cancer, and 157(72.7%) have information on breast cancer sign,136(63.0%) have information on factor that increase change to get breast cancer,150(69.4%)have information on (BSE),86(39.8%)have information how to do (BSE),101(46.8%)have information on mammography .91(42.1%)practice of (BSE), only 10 ( 4.6 %) female students has performing this examination regularly , percentage of students that did not done mammography was 193 (89.4%) . only 2 (0.9 %) performs mammography screening regularly, 18 (8.3 %) have a family member that get breast cancer. Knowledge of female student about breast cancer was at unsatisfactorylevel. Knowledge of female student about S.B.E was also at unsatisfactory level. Poor practice was observed, regarding BSE. Knowledge regarding mammography was also poor.
The aim of this study was to identify breast cancer risk factors and reasons for having mammography of the women who applied for mammography, as well as to determine their level of knowledge about ...risk factors and level of risk perception, and anxiety concerning breast cancer. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from June 15, 2010 through September 10, 2010, in a university hospital in Ankara, Turkey. A questionnaire prepared by the researchers was used to collect the data. The mean age of the women was 52.1 ± 9.98 years. Sixteen percent of the women had a family history of breast cancer. The majority of participants had mammograms (75.8%) before and had gained knowledge about breast cancer and its screening (73.7%). The leading source of information about breast cancer was physicians (46.2%). Physician recommendations, having breast-related complaints, and family history of breast cancer were important reasons to obtain mammography. The mean knowledge score about risk factors of breast cancer was 4.15 ± 2.73 and the mean anxiety score was 1.65 ± 1.61. It was found that some socio-demographic and obstetrical characteristics of women, their family history, and risk perceptions about breast cancer affect their knowledge and anxiety scores about breast cancer. In conclusion, the present study identified a number of factors affecting mammography participation for women. The results of this study can be helpful in promoting screening for breast cancer.
The global burden of breast cancer is increasing with an effect on the physical, mental and socio-economic wellbeing of the human population. Existing studies have majorly focused on the prevalent ...rate and clinical analysis of the disease, to the neglect of the nexus of information sources and breast cancer behaviours. This study examined the influence of information sources on perceived susceptibility, perceived severity and perceived barrier of women towards breast cancer and breast self-examination in Lagos state, Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey was employed in eliciting information from 400 women respondents randomly selected through the multistage sampling technique method. The study revealed that Internet-related channels of communication had a greater influence on susceptibility and severity perceptions of women. On the perceived barrier of women towards breast self-examination, the majority were influenced by interpersonal networks of communication (friends and relatives). Based on the findings, this study concludes that information sources play a pivotal role in the breast cancer beliefs and behavioural practices towards breast self-examination among women in Lagos state, Nigeria. It is therefore recommended that a national communication policy that will incorporate the use of information sources to strategically influence the beliefs and behavioural practices of women towards breast cancer management in Nigeria be developed.
To assess knowledge and perception about different aspects of Breast Cancer among health care professionals at Bolan Medical Complex Hospital Quetta, Pakistan.
This cross-sectional study was carried ...out at Bolan Medical Complex Hospital Quetta from October to December 2017. A total of 312 health care workers including consultants (42), residents (85), medical officers (52), interns (45), nurses (48) and final year medical students (40) took part in the study. The study tool was a self-designed questionnaire with separate sections to assess the knowledge about risk factors, signs and symptoms, screening tools, breast self-examination (BSE), treatment and barriers in seeking medical advice.
Participants had satisfactory knowledge about risk factors and signs of breast cancer but poor knowledge about association of breast cancer with menarche status, oral contraceptive pills and smoking. Majority was aware of mammography benefits and believed that breast cancer is curable with therapy. All perceived that cultural and socioeconomic barriers are the cause of late stage presentation. The nurses particularly were having misconceptions in knowledge about breast cancer risk factors and screening tools.
The current study demonstrated that knowledge related to breast cancer was average and highlighted the need for provision of continuing medical education programmes to improve health practitioners' practice on cancer screening tools. Knowledge was particularly deficient regarding screening modalities and BSE method and timing. Special emphasis is needed to train nurses, so they could play an expanded role in breast cancer care.
Studies indicate that women in China are not frequently carrying out breast cancer prevention practices. This is assumed to be due to lack of knowledge and/or lack of personalized instruction. This ...study was to explore the effect of breast cancer health education on women’s knowledge and attitudes on breast cancer and breast self-examination, behavior related to breast self-examination among women living in the catchment area of a community health center. A pretest and posttest assessment of a 1-h health education session was conducted with 38 participants. A telephone reminder and questionnaires were administered at 1 and 3 months after the education. Three instruments were administered at each contact to assess the knowledge and attitudes on breast cancer and behavior related to breast self-examination and accuracy of breast self-examination before education, 1- and 3-month follow-ups after education. The findings showed the incidence of self-examination, and scores on the accuracy of breast self-examination practice were significantly increased immediately following the intervention and at 1- and 3-month follow-ups. Furthermore, the scores of the health belief regarding
perceived benefits
,
perceived competency
, and
perceived seriousness
significantly improved. The current findings imply community-based intervention could be used to teach women about the general knowledge of breast cancer and how to perform breast self-examination correctly, especially for women who are lack of such information.
Instruments using Health Belief Model constructs in breast cancer screening in previous studies were developed and tested by Champion for American women, and since then, these have been revised ...twice. Championʼs Health Belief Model Scale (CHBMS) has been translated and tested in various studies in other countries and cultures. Also, the current study examined the validity and reliability of the Turkish adaptation of the CHBMS among Turkish women. The instrument was translated using a back-translation technique, which includes the use of a panel of experts and interpreters to translate the items from the source language to the target language and then back-translate them to the source language. The study was conducted in Ordu, a city in north Turkey. A total of 266 Turkish women aged 20 and older working as primary schoolteachers were included in the sample. Analyses included internal consistency, reliability, factor analysis, and known group techniques. After the analysis, 3 items from the Barriers domain, 1 from the Seriousness domain, and 2 from the Motivation domain were deleted from the original scale. So, the final Turkish version of the CHBMS (CHBMS-T) consisted of 36 items that were clustered into 6 subscalessusceptibility (3 items), seriousness (6 items), motivation (5 items), benefits of breast self-examination (BSE) (4 items), barriers to BSE (8 items), and confidence/self-efficacy of BSE (10 items). Internal consistency ranged from 0.69 to 0.83. Construct validity was supported by exploring the factor structure of the instrument using factor analysis and testing known-group techniques. Psychometric testing demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency and validity of the instrument for this group of women. It can be used in planning and testing interventions to improve BSE beliefs and practice.
A cross-sectional observational study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of breast self-examination (BSE) among female undergraduate medical students in Poonch ...Medical College, Azad Kashmir. Out of 306 respondents, 250 completed the 16-item questionnaire (response rate of 81.7%). The correlations between knowledge, attitude, and practice were observed. Out of the total 250 respondents, 180 (72.0%) had ever heard of BSE, and 62 (24.8%) had performed BSE. The most important source of information regarding BSE was 'internet', which delivered knowledge to 64 (25.6%) students. The majority 200 (80%) thought that publicity and campaigns can motivate students to perform BSE. There was mild uphill correlation between knowledge and attitude, and knowledge and practice (p<0.001). The study identified poor KAP of BSE among the students, although most of the students gave high importance to BSE practice. Nationwide BSE campaigns can be undertaken to increase the practice as most of the respondents were positive about mass campaign.
Despite a high number of cases, the awareness of breast and cervical cancer in Haiti and other low and middle‐income countries (LMICs) remains relatively unknown. The objective of the research was to ...understand perceptions and attitudes towards breast and cervical cancer in Haiti through community‐engaged research. We report Haitians perceptions of breast and cervical cancer symptoms, diagnosis, complications, treatment, community support and access to medical services. Five non‐governmental Haitian organisations performed a large survey across the country of Haiti in 2015. The survey and focus groups addressed demographics, reported knowledge of women's cancer, infrastructural issues and barriers to care, communication and media channels. The mixed quantitative and qualitative surveys with open‐ and closed‐ended questions were administered to 414 participants aged 13–65 (75% of whom were women). A separate, smaller survey on community support and gender‐based violence was conducted in 50 breast cancer patients and survivors as well. The quantitative data indicate low levels of knowledge about cancer across all geographic regions of the country amongst men and women. After coding participants' qualitative responses as “accurate” or “not accurate”, we determined the percentage of accurate responses related to knowledge. Data are reported broken down by geographic region, education, economic status and sex. Approximately one in five respondents reported knowing how a woman contracts breast or cervical cancer. Only 30% reported to know complications of breast cancer and 22% the complications of cervical cancer. When asked if they knew where to get a test for breast cancer, 20% said yes and 33% said they knew where to get a test for cervical cancer. The wealthiest and best educated generally had the most knowledge, but the poorest consistently had the second best. Forty percent of cancer patients reported to be victims of on‐going gender‐based violence. Further investigation should be undertaken examining the role of gender‐based violence and to address the knowledge of the working poor.
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