scholarly journals Knowledge, beliefs and practices about breast cancer and its self-examination procedure among urban and rural women of district Gurdaspur, Punjab, India: a cross sectional study

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Jagmahender Singh Sehrawat ◽  
. Garima ◽  
Suman Mor
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Public Health Intervention ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Screening Methods ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Examination

Background: The entire world is at the risk of various dreadful diseases and cancer is one of them. Most of the victims seek medical interventions at advanced stage of breast cancer due to lack of awareness about its risk factors, symptoms, early detection methods and treatment. Present study was conducted to assess the knowledge levels, beliefs and the practices about breast cancer among both rural and urban women of Gurdaspur (Punjab) in an attempt to spread awareness and remove the fear of an unwarranted trauma among target population.Methods: Data was generated by interviewing 300 Gurdaspur (Punjab) women (20-40 years) through a pre-structured questionnaire designed to collect information about their knowledge of breast cancer, its causative factors, screening methods, treatments and beliefs.Results: Mean age of the participants was 41±5 years. More than 80% women had heard about breast cancer from family members or friends. About 70% women had knowledge about symptoms of this traumatic disease and more than half of them had heard about the practice of breast self-examination, though only 8.9% urban and 5.2% rural women had ever practiced it. Awareness of breast cancer was found significantly associated with age, marital status, educational level and socioeconomic status of the woman.Conclusions: Participants had a very limited knowledge about symptoms, screening procedure, risk factors, treatment of breast cancer etc. Some public health intervention and evaluation programs are urgently required to educate women about early detection and treatment strategies of breast cancer to reduce mortality from this disease.

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude among outpatient women visiting a healthcare center in northern Iran regarding breast self-examination: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Ahmadzadeh Amiri ◽  
Mohammadreza Haghshenas ◽  
Ali Ahmadzadeh Amiri ◽  
Fatemeh Daneshvar
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Screening Methods ◽  
Healthcare Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Self Examination

PurposeBreast cancer is one of the most prevalent malignancies worldwide. This study aimed to compare the level of knowledge and attitude of females regarding Breast cancer and to determine the role of knowledge, attitude and barriers in performing regular self-examination.Design/methodology/approachNon-physician females aged 18 years old or above were enrolled in this cross-sectional study in two groups of usual clients and healthcare staff from January 2018 to January 2019 from a healthcare center in Sari, a major city in the northern district of Iran. A questionnaire was used to score the participants’ knowledge and attitude levels using questions about the participants' knowledge and attitude towards Breast cancer along with their status on Breast self-examination and barriers. Mean scores were used for statistical analysis using SPSS V25. p < 0.05 was considered significant.FindingsA final dataset of 279 females were collected. A significant difference in the knowledge and attitude regarding breast cancer was found between the two study groups (p < 0.001). The practice of BSE was significantly lower in the usual clients compared to non-physician healthcare staff (p < 0.001). The most frequent barriers for not performing a regular BSE were fear of finding a mass in usual clients (17.8%) and lack of confidence in healthcare staff (3.8%).Research limitations/implicationsLimitations include single-centered sample selection.Practical implicationsGiven the importance of early detection in breast cancer prevention and the general taboo regarding breast cancer screening methods in certain parts of the world, leading to poor results in early detection and prevention, the authors believe that it is of superior importance to address and promote positive attitudes in general population towards breast self-examination.Originality/valueGiven the importance of early detection in breast cancer prevention, and the general taboo regarding breast cancer screening methods in certain parts of the world, leading to poor results in early detection and prevention, the authors believe that it is of superior importance to address and promote positive attitudes in general population toward breast self-examination. The authors of this study believe that the manuscript represents honest and original work.

scholarly journals Awareness of Breast Cancer Risk Factors, Symptoms and Breast Self-Examination Among Omani Female Teachers: A cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 194
Author(s):  
Zuweina Al-Ismaili ◽  
Khalid Al-Nasri ◽  
Amal Al-Yaqoobi ◽  
Ahmed Al-Shukaili
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Screening Methods ◽  
Cancer Awareness ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Breast Cancer Awareness ◽  
Self Examination

Objectives: This study aimed to assess knowledge of breast cancer (BC) risk factors, warning signs and symptoms and breast self-examination (BSE) practice among Omani female teachers in Al-Dhahira Governorate. Methods: A cross-sectional sample of female teachers aged 20–50 years was collected from January to December 2018 from three wilayats (provinces) in Al-Dhahira—Ibri, Dhank and Yunqal. A questionnaire that included the Breast Cancer Awareness Scale and demographic characteristics was administered. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, regression analysis and Pearson’s Chi-square test. Results: A total of 478 female teachers were included in the study (response rate: 72.4%). The majority of participants (60.5%) had good overall knowledge about BC while 19.9% of participants had excellent overall knowledge. Only 9% of participants demonstrating excellent knowledge of BC risk factors. More than half of the participants (56.1%) reported excellent knowledge in screening methods. Unfortunately, only 57% of the female teachers indicated practising BSE. Knowledge of BC symptoms was closely divided between excellent and good levels (45.8 and 42.5%, respectively). BSE practice was significantly (P <0.05) correlated with overall knowledge of BC and its symptoms and screening methods, but not with knowledge of BC risk factors. Conclusion: This study revealed unsatisfactory overall knowledge of BC risk factors, symptoms, screening methods and BSE practice among female Omani teachers in Al-Dhahira Governorate. These findings constitute a challenge to healthcare providers to continue developing awareness of BC and providing health information to the public.Keywords: Breast Cancer; Awareness; Knowledge; Breast Self-Examination; Risk factors; Signs and Symptoms; Oman.

scholarly journals Awareness of breast cancer and estimation of its predicted future risk among females of urban slums of or above 35 years of age: a cross sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1004
Author(s):  
Sheetal K. Aurangabadkar ◽  
Ashwini A. Dangi ◽  
Medha V. Deo
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Tobacco Consumption ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Urban Slums ◽  
Screening Methods ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Detection And Identification

Background: Early detection and identification of the risk factors is crucial in minimizing morbidity and mortality arising due to breast cancer. Research has proven that, physiotherapist as a part of multidisciplinary team, plays an important role in treating these patients after surgery. However, evidence suggesting the role of physiotherapist in the domain of health promotion and prevention is limited. Thus an effort is made in this study to explore the level of awareness about the risk factors and prevention and to predict the percent risk of having breast cancer in future five years.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in the urban slums of Turbhe. 200 females aged 35 years and above were selected. A self structured questionnaire was formed using Gail’s model. The questionnaire was validated and a house to house survey was conducted.Results: 67.5% females thought that alcohol/tobacco consumption carried the highest risk of breast cancer. 61.5% females were aware of lack of breast feeding as the risk factor for breast cancer. 74% females did not know about breast self – examination while 78.5% had not heard about mammography as screening methods for breast cancer prevention. 14.5% females carried a high risk of getting breast cancer in the future five years.Conclusions: Awareness of study participants about breast cancer was very poor. There is a need for awareness programs to educate women about risk factors and promotion of early detection of breast cancer.

scholarly journals Knowledge on Risk Factors and Practice of Early Detection Methods of Breast Cancer Among Graduating Students of Debre Tabor University, Northcentral Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gashaw Mehiret ◽  
Amsalu Molla ◽  
Aragaw Tesfaw
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Debre Tabor ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
Graduating Students

Abstract Background Breast cancer is the greatest common cancer in women worldwide, with approximately 1.7 million new cases diagnosed each year in the world which accounts for 12% of all new cancer cases and 25% of all cancers in women. Even though the higher mortality rate of breast cancer in low and middle-income countries, the practice of early detection methods is low and the majority of the patients who appeared at an advanced stage of the disease need palliative care with little survival rates. However, evidence is sparse on knowledge of risk and practice of breast cancer screening methods used among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia. Hence we aimed to assess knowledge on risk factors and practice of early detection methods of breast cancer among female graduating students of Debre Tabor University. Methods Institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from October 1 to December 15 at Debra-Tabor University female graduating class students. A multistage sampling technique was used. Data were collected with a self-administer questionnaire. The collected data were processed and analyzed with the computer using SPSS version 25 software. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the socio-demographic information of participants. Binary and multivariable logistic regression with an adjusted odds ratio (AOR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to identify factors associated with the outcome variable. Statistical significance was stated at p < 0.05. Result; A total of 270 female students have participated in the study. The median age (±SD) was 24.63 years (±1.26). All of the students heard about breast cancer and early detection methods. About 206 (76.67% of the participants had good knowledge of breast self-examination. Mass media, health professionals, and friends in combination were the main source of information 172 (63.77%), only 110 (40.70%) of students performed a breast-self-examination and the rest did not perform it due to forgetting fullness and lack of knowledge. About 208 (77.1%) of the respondents respond family history is a risk factor for breast cancer. Being a health science student (AOR = 2.32; 95% CI: 2.12, 3.52), family history of breast problem (AOR = 3.41; 95% CI: 3.22, 8.33), and having a good level of knowledge (AOR = 1.83; 95% CI: 1.01, 5.68) were the factors associated with the practice of breast self-examination. Conclusion Most of the participants were unaware of the benefits, appropriate timing, and techniques of doing a breast self-examination. Health science students had better awareness & practice of breast self-examination than non-health science students. Trained health professionals must give focus on giving health information regarding risk factors of breast cancer and methods of early detection of breast cancer to the public & their clients.

scholarly journals Community-based study on the knowledge, awareness, and practices of females towards breast cancer in Buraimi, Oman

2018 ◽  
Vol 07 (04) ◽  
pp. 215-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijay Kumar Chattu ◽  
Soosanna Kumary ◽  
Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Cancer Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Comprehensive Information ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Self Examination

Abstract Background: In Oman, a higher proportion of patients presented with breast cancer are relatively young age and with an advanced stage. This could be due to lack of awareness and knowledge about breast cancer among young women. Aim: To assess the breast cancer knowledge, awareness and factors associated with the practice of breast self-examination (BSE) among females in Buraimi, Oman. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among females attending the two days health exhibition event at a polyclinc, in Al-Buraimi, governorate. A pretested questionnaire to assess their knowledge, awareness and practices concerned to breast cancer was used. The collected data was categorized, analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression model. All the statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 21.0 version. Results: Out of the total of one hundred and eighty nine (189) participants, 80% had information of breast cancer. Participants had better knowledge of symptoms but less knowledge about risk factors. When probed about BSE, only 43% performed it and only 21% of them do it monthly on regular basis. The main reasons for regular monthly BSE is mainly because of fear of breast cancer (9%), doctor's advice (6%) and awareness through media (5%). Conclusion: Our study participants showed insufficient knowledge in some areas related to sign and symptoms and risk factors of breast cancer and identified a negative influence of low knowledge on the practice of BSE. Thus, educational interventions need to be emphasized to provide comprehensive information of breast cancer.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Breast Self-examination and the Disease Stage in Detection Time among Patients with Breast Cancer in Yazd

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Morowatisharifabad ◽  
Masumeh Seifi ◽  
Arefe Dehghani ◽  
Saeid Kargar ◽  
Seyed Mohammad Reza Mortazavizadeh
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Disease Stage ◽  
Detection Time ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: breast cancer, as the most common cancer among women, is controllable if it is diagnosed at the early stages. Breast self- examination is a simple method for early detection. One of the most important effective factors on the cancer-related mortality is the defection stage. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between breast self-examination and the disease stage with regard to the detection time among patients with breast cancer in Yazd. Method: this cross-sectional study was carried out on 159 women with breast cancer, who referred to medical centers in Yazd. Data collection tool was a questionnaire with two parts. The first part was the demographic information and the second part dealt with the patients' breast self-examination before the detection of their disease. The disease stage in the detection time was determined based on the results of the pathology test. Data were analyzed using χ2 and other description tests by SPSS. Result: A statistically signification relationship was observed between disease stage at the defection time and breast self-examination. The disease was detected earlier in individuals who reported a higher frequency of breast self-examination in comparison with those who did not. Conclusion: Breast self-examination affects the early detection of breast cancer and those who were educated had better practice. So, the results show the importance of educational programs in this regard.

scholarly journals Correlation between Breast Self-Examination Practices and Demographic Characteristics, Risk Factors and Clinical Stage of Breast Cancer among Iraqi Patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (19) ◽  
pp. 3216-3220
Author(s):  
Ahmad S. A. Al-Gburi ◽  
Nada A. S. Alwan
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Family History ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Clinical Stage ◽  
Cancer Control ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
History Of ◽  
Self Examination

BACKGROUND: Breast Cancer (BC) is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among women globally. The disease can be cured with limited resources if detected early. Breast self-examination (BSE) is considered a cost-effective feasible approach for early detection of that cancer in developing countries. AIM: To determine the correlation between BSE performance and demographic characteristics, risk factors and clinical stage of BC among Iraqi patients. METHODS: This retrospective study included a total of 409 female patients diagnosed with BC at the Referral Training Center for Early Detection of Breast Cancer and the National Cancer Research Center in Baghdad. The studied variables included the age of the patient, occupation, marital and educational status, parity, history of lactation, contraceptive pill intake, family history of cancer and the clinical stage of the disease. RESULTS: Our findings revealed that the most important predictors for practicing BSE was family history of BC or any other cancers (OR = 3.87, P = 0.018) followed by being a governmental employee (OR = 1.87, P = 0.024), history of contraceptive use (OR = 1.80, P = 0.011) and the high level of education (OR = 1.73, P = 0.004). On the other hand, there was no significant correlation between the practice of BSE and the BC stage at the time of presentation. CONCLUSION: There is a relatively poor practice of BSE among Iraqi patients diagnosed with BC. It is mandatory to foster the national cancer control strategies that focus on raising the level of awareness among the community through public education as a major approach to the early detection of cancer in Iraq.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE ABOUT BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION WITH EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER AT KELURAHAN SINDANG BARANG, BOGOR

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
Ami Ami Oetamiati Wiharjo
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
P Value ◽  
Hospital Data ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Self Examination

Background :In Indonesia based on Globar Burden of Cancer database, breast cancer is the most cancer who suspecting women reached (26 per 100.000), followed by uterus cancer (16 per 100.000). Based on the Hospital Data Information System (SIRS) in 2007 showed that the incidence of breast cancer reaches 21,69% higher than the figure of cervical cancer 17%. Objective : Determined the relation of knowledge about women of childbearing aware with the early detection of breast cancer in Kelurahan Sindang Barang Bogor. Methods : This reaserch is a type of analytic descriptin with cross sectional design research. Methods of sampling in this research tecnique sample random sampling number of 97 people. The collection of data abtained through thr distribution of questionnaires in the form of the now closed. Result : Based on knowledge about BSE largely WUS 62 respondents (63.9%) and a fraction less knowledgeable 10 respondents (10.3%) good knowledge. Early detection of breast cancer in WUS majority of 55 respondents (56.7%) positive early detection and fraction 42 respondents (43.3%) negative early detection. Relations WUS knowledge about BSE with early detection of breast cancer is the most of 62 respondents (63.9%) less of knowledge among 35 respondents (36.1%) negative early detection and 27 respondents (27.8%) are positive early detection. The test results obtained statistical p value = 0.002 which means there is a significant relationship of two variables. Summary : There is a relatioship between knowledge among women of reproductive age about breast self-examination with early detection of breact cancer at keluarahan Sindang Barang Bogor2015. Suggestion : This research are usefull for healthcare to outreach on knowledge among women of reproductive age about breast self-examination with early detection of breact cancer, so that the women of reproductive age can be find out the information about breast cancer itself. 

scholarly journals Risk factors of breast cancer and knowledge about the disease: an integrative revision of Latin American studies

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline Ferreira de Araújo Jerônimo ◽  
Ângela Gabrielly Quirino Freitas ◽  
Mathias Weller
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
American Literature ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Breastfeeding Duration ◽  
Latin American Studies ◽  
Case Control Studies ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Objective

Abstract The aim of this integrative review was to compare Latin American literature about risk and knowledge on breast cancer. Of 47 studies selected, 20 were about knowledge or awareness and 27 about risk of breast cancer. English was the dominant language in studies about risk, whereas studies about knowledge were mainly written in Spanish or Portuguese. Studies about knowledge were all cross- sectional, whereas case- control studies dominated authors’ interest about risk of breast cancer. Studies about knowledge were mainly focused on early detection of the disease and the most common study objective was breast self- examination (N = 14). In contrast, few studies about risk of breast cancer focused on early detection (N = 5). Obesity and overweight (N = 14), family history (N = 13), decreased parity (N = 12), and short breastfeeding duration (N = 10) were among the most frequent identified risk factors. Socio- economic factors such as income and educational level had variable effects on breast cancer risk and affected also knowledge of women about risk factors and early detection. Present results indicated that studies about risk of breast cancer were more often based on a better sound analytical background, compared to studies about knowledge, which were mostly descriptive.

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