Knowledge of Breast Cancer and Screening Methods among Rural Women in Southwest Nigeria: A Mixed Method Analysis

The objective of this study was to assess the awareness of rural women on breast cancer and its screening methods in Southwest Nigeria. Descriptive cross-sectional survey design with the aid of a semi-structured questionnaire was used to generate data among 422 rural women in selected communities in Egbeda local government area of Ibadan. The qualitative data was generated through in-depth interviews among rural women and key informant interviews among health workers in the communities. The study revealed that only 63.7% were aware of breast cancer screening methods compared to 31.6% who were not aware of it. The commonly known screening method among women in the study was breast self-examination (66.7%). Some believed that breast cancer is used as a form of spiritual attack to punish women. Knowledge of breast cancer etiology was also low. The major source of information on breast cancer was radio. The study concluded that health education and programs targeting rural women should be adopted to increase their awareness of breast cancer.

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Lift above Poverty Micro-Finance Bank, Rural-Women Financial Security and Crime Reduction Strategies in Nigeria: Evaluation of Selected Communities in Badagry, Lagos State, Nigeria

International Journal of Finance Research ◽

10.47747/ijfr.v1i1.36 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 50-59

Author(s):

Haruna Ishola Abdullahi ◽

Olayemi Oluwadamilola Amosun ◽

Babatunde Olufemi Akinyele

Keyword(s):

Rural Women ◽

Survey Design ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Crime Reduction ◽

Financial Security ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Online Fraud ◽

Lagos State ◽

Reduction Strategies

This paper assessed Lift above Poverty Organization (LAPO), rural-women financial security as means of crime reduction Lagos State, women are involved in entrepreneurship to avert criminalities like arm-robbery, kidnapping, cultism, online fraud, terrorism and other security challenge. The study employed cross sectional survey design and was descriptive, combining both qualitative and quantitative techniques. The secondary data were obtained through content analysis of journals, books and online resources. The data were analyzed with Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20.0. Findings showed that 100% of the respondents were females, 72% of the respondents used credit facilities from LAPO for investments.

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Knowledge of Artificial Fruit Ripening Among Consumers in Rivers State

Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal ◽

10.14738/assrj.87.10589 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (7) ◽

pp. 436-454

Author(s):

Elizabeth E. Eze ◽

Emmanuel. U. Asogwa

Keyword(s):

Fruit Ripening ◽

Health Workers ◽

Survey Design ◽

Tertiary Education ◽

Sampling Procedure ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Artificial Fruit ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Rivers State

The study investigated the knowledge of artificial fruit ripening among consumers in Rivers State. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional survey design. Four research questions and three null hypotheses tested at .05 alpha level guided the study. The population for the study was 2,617,600 respondents in fruit markets in Rivers State. A sample size of 1,024 fruit consumers was drawn suing multistage sampling procedure. Data were collected using a validated self-structured questionnaire titled "Knowledge of Artificial Fruit Ripening (KAFR)”. Guttman Split-Half Coefficient of 0.881 was obtained using Pearson Product Moment Correlation in conjunction with Spearman Brown correction statistics. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, Chi-square, z-test, and One way Analysis of Variance. It was found that consumers had moderate knowledge of artificial fruit ripening in Rivers State. Also, male consumers, those within 31-40 years and those with tertiary education had higher knowledge of artificial fruit ripening. More so, the study revealed significant difference in knowledge among consumers in Rivers State based on gender, age and level of education. Based on the findings, the study recommended among others that; community health workers in Rivers State should organize regular heath education campaigns concerning the dangers of using chemicals for fruit ripening among consumers in Rivers State.

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Anxiety of Health Workers in the Prevention and Management of Covid-19 in Sidrap Regency

Unnes Journal of Public Health ◽

10.15294/ujph.v9i2.38436 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 91-97

Author(s):

Fadli Fadli ◽

Andi Sastria Ahmad ◽

Safruddin Safruddin ◽

Sumbara Sumbara ◽

Rohandi Baharuddin

Keyword(s):

Health Workers ◽

Survey Design ◽

Protective Equipment ◽

Sampling Techniques ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Anxiety Levels ◽

Severe Anxiety ◽

Cluster Random Sampling ◽

Average Health

The spread of Covid-19 disease has reached epidemiological criteria which need to be declared a pandemic because it has infected more than 100,000 people in 100 countries. The purpose of this study was to determine the criteria for anxiety levels in health workers in the prevention of covid-19. In carrying out their duties, most of health workerd experienced anxiety due to lack of personal protective equipments and family safety. This study uses a a cross sectional survey design and cluster random sampling techniques with 80 respondents. The results showed that the average health workers 52 respondets (65.0%) had experienced mild anxiety, 11 respondents (13.8%) had experienced moderate anxiety, and 2 respondents (2.5%) had experienced severe anxiety and 15 respondents (18.8%) who didn’t experienced anxiety.The contributing factor is the lack of personal protective equipment, so the health workers worried to transmited the corona virus to their family. They also felt stigmatized because they felt related to patients infected by the virus. In addition, the patients honesty when visited health services, many of them keep it a secret of a visit history to the plague area or areas that have suffered many cases of Covid-19.

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Causes and effects of water pollution in the Soniwein Community, Central Monrovia, Liberia (March to May 2017)

International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences ◽

10.14419/ijbas.v7i2.10230 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 35

Author(s):

Sampson K. P. CHEA ◽

DEAN Andrew P.

Keyword(s):

Water Pollution ◽

Health Workers ◽

Survey Design ◽

National Standards ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Chemical Test ◽

Microbiological Test ◽

Acceptable Range ◽

Water Borne

Water pollution can be defined in many ways. Usually, it means one or more substances have built up in water to such an extent that they cause problems for animals or people. The objectives of this study were to determine the causes and effects of Water pollution in Soniwein Community and to determine whether the cases of water borne diseases can be attributed to unsafe and contaminated water in Soniwein Community as well as to come up with interventional strategies by which water pollution can be mitigated in the Soniwein Community. This research employed the cross sectional survey design. Field interviews were done by close-ended questionnaires, including health workers at Soniwein Community Clinic. Water samples were randomly collected and microbiological and chemical tests were conducted at the National Standards Lab to determined contamination by microbes and physical quality of the water respectively Samples were randomly collected from the Soniwein community and tested The microbiological test reveals a rejection in total viable count for Well 1, [2], [3] & [4], N/A in Yeasts & Mold, for Well 1, 2, 3, 4, detection of E. Coli in Well 1, 2, 3 & 4. The results of the chemical test reveals the iron content of Well [1-3] to be in acceptable range while that of well 4 was out of acceptable range; the chloride content of Well [1-4] were all in acceptable range; the pH values for Well 1, 2, 3 & 4 were all in normal rang; Well 1, 2, & 3 were all in acceptable turbidity range while that of well 4 showed a deviant. Water pollution in the Soniwein Community is caused by several factors such poor sanitation, improper disposal of domestic wastes and the effects lead to water- borne diseases such as Typhoid, Diarrhea and dysentery, and infants between the ages of 0-2 years are mostly affected.

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Assessment of Knowledge of Breast Cancer and Screening Methods among Nurses in University Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2011

ISRN Oncology ◽

10.1155/2013/470981 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Semarya Berhe Lemlem ◽

Worknish Sinishaw ◽

Mignote Hailu ◽

Mesfin Abebe ◽

Alemseged Aregay

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Addis Ababa ◽

Screening Method ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Bivariate Analysis ◽

Screening Methods ◽

University Hospitals ◽

Cancer Society ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

History Of

Background. According to the American Cancer Society, about 1.3 million women will be diagnosed with breast cancer annually worldwide and about 465,000 will die from the disease. In Ethiopia breast cancer is the second most often occurring cancer among women. Early diagnosis is especially important for breast cancer because the disease responds best to treatment before it has spread. Objective. To assess knowledge of breast cancer and screening methods among nurses in university hospitals. Method. This cross-sectional descriptive study used simple random sampling on sample of 281 nurses. Structured questionnaires draw out responses about knowledge and screening method of nurses in regard to breast cancer. Bivariate analysis was used principally and variables were then entered to multiple logistic regressions model for controlling the possible effect of confounders and the variables which have significant association were identified on the basis of OR, with 95% CI and P value. Results. The findings of this study revealed that only 156 (57.8%) of them were knowledgeable about breast cancer and its screening and 114 (42.2%) were not. Knowledge of breast cancer was found to be significantly associated with regular course in nursing, family history of respondents, and unit of work. Conclusion and Recommendation. The results of this study indicate that the knowledge of nurses is not satisfying and highlight the need to improve the content in the nursing curriculum and to undergo more workplace training in the area of breast cancer and screening methods.

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Efficacy of inspirational motivation on the performance of public health workers in mid-north of Uganda

Annals of Human Resource Management Research ◽

10.35912/ahrmr.v1i2.509 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 85-97

Author(s):

Emmanuel Komakech ◽

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Gilbert Obici ◽

David Mwesigwa ◽

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...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Leadership Style ◽

Health Workers ◽

Survey Design ◽

Middle Level ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Inspirational Motivation ◽

Public Health Workers ◽

Sampling Procedures

Purpose: This study sought to determine the efficacy of inspirational motivation on the performance of middle-level Public Health Workers (PHWs) in Lira District Local Government. Specifically, the study aimed to: determine the degree of inspirational motivation among ML-PHWs in Lira District; determine the level of performance among ML-PHWs in Lira District; and investigate the effect of inspirational motivation on the performance of ML-PHWs in Lira District. Research methodology: The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design while incorporating both quantitative and qualitative methods. The study used stratified and simple random sampling procedures to select health facilities, supervisors and ML-PHWs; a total of 164 respondents were selected. Results: The findings suggest that inspirational motivation has a significant effect on the performance of ML-PHWs ( p<0.01). Limitations: This study only focused on one construct of transformational leadership style (inspirational motivation), yet there are several constructs of that style, which may affect the performance of PHWs. Contribution: The findings of this study can be useful to public service managers wishing to enhance the performance of PHWs using limited resources.

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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

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164723 ◽

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.

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Assessment of knowledge and awareness of breast cancer among rural women in Telangana, South India

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20212622 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (7) ◽

pp. 3593

Author(s):

Mounika Pydipalli ◽

Pritam Kumar Roy

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Cancer Screening ◽

Rural Women ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Health Programs ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Comprehensive Health ◽

Grass Root ◽

Grass Root Level

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in women globally contributing around 15% of mortality. In India, it is the second most common cancer with the incidence in rural areas being twice than in urban. There is lack of knowledge and awareness of breast cancer especially in rural areas. So this survey was conducted to assess the existing levels of awareness to plan comprehensive health programs, early detection and carrying out treatment campaigns. A cross-sectional survey was carried out among the attendees of patients visiting cervical cancer screening centre in Mahbubnagar, Telangana from May 2020 to June 2020. A total of 60 participants were selected by convenient sampling. Data was collected using a pretested questionnaire. Out of a total of 60 participants, nearly two-third (63.3%) women had some knowledge regarding cancers and less than half were aware of breast cancer (45%). Among those who were aware (27), more than three-fourth did not know about symptoms of breast cancer (77.8%) and had not undergone any breast cancer screening (77.7%). Also, nearly half of the participants among these were unaware of breast cancer (44.4%). It is necessary to increase community participation through social mobilization by engaging the human resources at the grass root level.

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Screening Status as a Determinant of Choice of Colorectal Cancer Screening Method: A Population-Based Informed Survey

Gastrointestinal Tumors ◽

10.1159/000512954 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 63-70

Author(s):

José Luis Sandoval ◽

Allan Relecom ◽

Cyril Ducros ◽

Jean-Luc Bulliard ◽

Beatrice Arzel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Colorectal Cancer ◽

Screening Method ◽

Population Based ◽

Survey Study ◽

Screening Methods ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Blood Testing ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Crc Screening ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages

Objectives: Fecal blood testing is a noninvasive alternative to colonoscopy for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and is preferred by a substantial proportion of individuals. However, participant-related determinants of the choice of screening method, particularly up-to-date screening status, remain less studied. We aimed to determine if up-to-date screening status was related to choosing a fecal blood test over colonoscopy. Setting: Participants in the population-based cross-sectional survey study Bus Santé in Geneva, Switzerland – aged 50–69 years. Design: Cross-sectional survey study using mailed questionnaires inquiring about CRC screening method of choice after providing information on advantages and disadvantages of both screening methods. We used multivariable logistic regression models to determine the association between up-to-date CRC screening status and choosing fecal blood testing. Key results: We included 1,227 participants. Thirty-eight percent of participants did not have up-to-date CRC screening. Overall, colonoscopy (54.9%) was preferred to fecal blood testing (45.1%) (p < 0.001) as screening method of choice. However, screening method choices differed between those with (65.6% colonoscopy and 34.4% fecal blood testing) and without up-to-date CRC screening (36.5% colonoscopy and 63.5% fecal blood testing). Not having up-to-date CRC screening was associated with a higher probability of choosing fecal blood testing as screening method (odds ratio = 2.6 [1.9; 3.7], p < 0.001) after adjustment for the aforementioned confounders. Conclusions: Not having up-to-date screening was independently associated with fecal blood testing as the preferred method for CRC screening. Proposing this method to this subpopulation, in a context of shared decision, could potentially increase screening uptake in settings where it is already high.

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PERCEIVED EFFECTS OF STREET HAWKING ON THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN IN ANYIGBA, DEKINA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

Pakistan Journal of Public Health ◽

10.32413/pjph.v8i1.138 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 01-07

Author(s):

Alfred Eboh

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Survey Design ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Well Being ◽

Local Government Area ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Perceived Effects ◽

The Government

Background: The hawking of wares by children has been a serious issue confronting the Nigerian society. Children hawk in some of the most horrible conditions conceivable, where they face a serious risk of injury, chronic illness, kidnapping, rape or death. Objective: The focus of this study was to assess the perceived effects of street hawking on the well-being of children in Anyigba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. Methods: The population of this study consists of parents of the street hawkers in Anyigba while cross-sectional survey design was used through the purposive sampling technique to choose the sample size of one hundred and sixty-two (162) respondents. The validated structured questionnaire and In-Depth Interviews (IDIs) served as the instruments for the data collection respectively. The hypotheses were tested using Chi-Square at a predetermined 0.05 level of significance. The quantitative data were analysed with the aid of the SPSS (version 20). Results: The results indicated among others that street hawking had significant social implications and physical consequences on children's moral behaviour as well as health status in the study area. Conclusion: The study, therefore, concluded that the government of Kogi State should carry out an enlightenment campaign through the media and religious institutions on the negative consequences of street hawking are recommended as panacea. Also, the child right act instrument and its implementation should be strengthened in order to curb street hawking in the study area.

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