scholarly journals Assessment of breast self-examination practice and its associated factors among female undergraduate students in Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016

2018 ◽  
Vol Volume 11 ◽  
pp. 21-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikiyas Amare Getu ◽  
Mesfin Wudu Kassaw ◽  
Kenean Getaneh Tlaye ◽  
Awet F Gebrekiristos
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Addis Ababa University ◽  
Self Examination

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, Practice towards Breast Cancer and Breast Self-examination among Female Undergraduate Students in Karachi, Pakistan

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Saba Rasool ◽  
Maham Iqbal ◽  
Ammarah Siddiqui ◽  
Ramna Ahsan ◽  
Sahrish Mukhtar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Family History ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Aims: The study was aimed at investigating knowledge, attitude and practice towards breast cancer and breast self-examination among female undergraduate students in Karachi, Pakistan. Study Design:  Cross Sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted for a period of four months in different universities of Karachi, Pakistan. Methodology: The study was done using a self-administered questionnaire. A total of 381 undergraduate students of medical and non-medical universities were included. Results: The mean age of participants was 20.45 ± 3.67 years.  97% of the candidates had heard about breast cancer out of which only 65.4% were aware about its high prevalence rate in Karachi, Pakistan. A good proportion of candidates i.e. 78% of participants had good knowledge of breast self examination out of which only 43.8% knew how to perform it but just 24.9 % actually performed it. 20.5% of female population had made arrangements for breast screening once in their lifetime however many of the candidates (39.1%) never experienced any symptoms of breast pathology thus never felt the need to screen themselves. Various signs and symptoms were considered as indications of breast cancer though lump as a sign was answered the most by 76.1% students. Out of the several risk factors of breast cancer 70.9% of candidates responded as family history the most common risk factor and early menstruation as a risk factor was 22.8% (the least). 44.4% of the aware candidates stated that they acquired this knowledge from social media. 21.5% had a positive family history. Mammography as a diagnostic modality was considered the most helpful by 61.4% population. Conclusion: The study points out to the sufficient knowledge and attitude of breast cancer among female undergraduates in Karachi, Pakistan. However, they lacked the practice towards breast self examination. We expect that our results may provide useful data that could be used by the department of health in Karachi, Pakistan to formulate their health programs to increase the knowledge, attitude and practice towards breast cancer and breast self-examination.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of breast self-examination among female undergraduate students in the University of Buea

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fon Peter Nde ◽  
Jules Clement Nguedia Assob ◽  
Tebit Emmanuel Kwenti ◽  
Anna Longdoh Njunda ◽  
Taddi Raissa Guidona Tainenbe
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
The University ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Knowledge of Female Undergraduate Students on Breast Cancer and Breast Self-examination in Klang Valley, Malaysia

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (15) ◽  
pp. 6231-6235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrnoosh Akhtari-Zavare ◽  
Latiffah A Latiff ◽  
Muhamad Hanafiah Juni ◽  
Salmiah Md Said ◽  
Irmi Zarina Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
Self Examination

scholarly journals Assessment of knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among young women in tertiary education: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Negalign Getahun Dinegde
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Young Females ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Self Examination

Abstract Abstract Background: Breast cancer is the top cancer in women both in the developed and the developing world. The Addis Ababa Cancer registry reported that breast cancer accounts for 34% of all female cancer cases. Many deaths can be avoided if the cancer can be detected and treated early. Practice of breast self-examination is a convenient, no-cost tool that can be used on a regular basis for detecting breast illness at an early stage. Therefore, this study sought to assess the knowledge and practice of BSE among young females at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods: Institutional based cross sectional study was conducted on the total sample size of 381 females using self-administered questionnaire adapted from other studies. The data were entered using Epi-data software version 4.1.1 and then exported to SPSS version 24 for further statistical analysis. The study analysis was done by descriptive and inferential statistics: namely frequency, mean, student t-test, ANOVA, linear & logistic regression. Results: Majority of the participants were single (85.2%), orthodox Christian (67%), and grew up in urban (77.7%) with mean age of 20.84 years. The majority (94.1%) of the participants had no any family history of breast cancer. Almost half (52.5%) of the respondents had heard about breast cancer self-examination, while the media were the main source of information. The study revealed that only as little as 47 (13.1%) respondents did appropriate BSE, while two third of the females not practicing BSE reported that the reasons were, they didn’t know how to do it, forgetfulness, and didn’t have any breast problem. In addition, the females’ previous information about BSE makes the greatest unique contribution to explaining the BSE knowledge level. Moreover, the study indicates that the more age and knowledge the females have, the more likely it is that they will report practicing BSE. Conclusion: Further implementations are needed in addressing young females, making awareness and advocacy campaigns about BSE in order to increase early diagnosis of breast cancer which raises the chances for successful treatment in Ethiopia. Key words: Breast cancer, Breast cancer self-examination, Knowledge, Practice, Ethiopia.

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