scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Breast Self Examination Among Female Health Personnel

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 156-160
Author(s):  
Santoshi Shrestha Pradhan ◽  
Roshanee Shrestha ◽  
Puspa Parajuli ◽  
Rana B Khagi ◽  
Buna Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
Health Personnel ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: The knowledge, attitude and practice of Breast Self Examination is an important method of prevention of breast cancer which helps to detect the changes in early stage and delay seeking medical care. So female’s knowledge, attitude and practice of Breast Self-Examination play a crucial role in the safeguard of their health.Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding Breast Self Examination among female health personnel working in Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital.Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 320 female health personnel to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding Breast Self-Examination working in Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital using self administered structured questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used to analyze the data using SPSS 16 Version.Results: The findings revealed that the majority 232 (72.5%) of the respondents had average level of knowledge, 70 (21.9%) had poor level of knowledge and only 18 (5.6%) had good level of knowledge respectively. On the other hand, majority of the respondents 304 (95%) had good attitude whereas only 16 (5.0%) had poor attitude regarding Breast Self Examination. There was statistically significant association between knowledge and age, ethnicity and marital status (p=<0.05). Attitude was associated with age, religion, profession and level of education (P=<0.05). There was very weak correlation (r=0.094) between knowledge and attitude.Conclusion: The study concluded that there was average level of knowledge regarding Breast Self Examination. Female’s attitude towards Breast Self-Examination was positive though the practice was poor. Breast Self Examination is one of the most important techniques for screening and diagnosis in early stages. Therefore, the study highlights the need for educational programs to create awareness regarding Breast Self-Examination. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College,Vol. 6, No. 4, Issue 22, Oct.-Dec., 2017 Page: 156-160

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of breast self-examination among female undergraduate medical students in Poonch Medical College, Azad Kashmir

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Arslaan Javaeed ◽  
Irum Rasheed ◽  
Faiza Shafqat
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Questionnaire Response ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Azad Kashmir ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract 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 <.001). The study identified poor KAP of BSE among the students, Continuous...

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Breast Self-Examination (BSE) among Women in an Urban City in Abia State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Ejiro C. Iwuoha ◽  
Ngozi C. Ekeleme ◽  
Chika L. Uche
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Positive Family History ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Urban City ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
The Right ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Early diagnosis of breast cancer has been associated with better outcomes in diagnosed cases. Breast self-examination (BSE) is an inexpensive but effective method of identifying breast masses that may be cancerous. Objectives: To identify the knowledge, attitude and practice of BSE among women in Abia State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This was a cross sectional study of 415 women in Aba, a commercial city in Abia State. Pretested questionnaires were administered on women who consented to participate in the study. Analysis of data was done using IBM SPSS Version 20. Results: The mean age of the 415 participants was 36.7±9.9 years. About 9% of respondents had a positive family history of breast cancer. Majority of the women; 76% (331) had heard of BSE with highest (34%) source of information being radio and television. While 67.5% knew how to do BSE, only 32% knew the right frequency for performing BSE. Though majority of women agreed that it was necessary to see a doctor for breast examination; only 39% had done so previously while 54% felt having a doctor examine their breast would be embarrassing. Only 28% of the women had practiced BSE in the past. Reasons given for not practicing BSE were lack of knowledge and forgetfulness. Conclusion: This study demonstrated high knowledge and good attitude but poor practice of BSE.

scholarly journals Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Female Students of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Awka

2021 ◽  
pp. 10-18
Author(s):  
Chimezie Innocent Madubogwu ◽  
N. U. Madubogwu ◽  
E. C. Azuike
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Limited Resource ◽  
Clinical Breast Examination ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

ABSTRACT: Background: Breast self examination (BSE) is a fairly reliable procedure for early detection of breast cancer especially in limited resource countries where access to and availability of mammography is inadequate. BSE helps women to be familiar with their breasts and increases awareness of breast cancer and breast cancer screening modalities like Clinical breast examination (CBE) and Mammography. This study aims at testing the knowledge base of our female tertiary students on breast cancer in addition to knowledge, attitude and practice of BSE. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study based on self-administered pre-tested questionnaire on the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of Breast self examination (BSE) among females of a tertiary institution. Data were analyzed using the IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Results: A 284 female student with mean age of 20.8±3.3 years participated in the study. 98.6% have heard of breast cancer, with media and books being the commonest source of information. Only 60.0% of the participants had been taught BSE, with commonest source of teaching being teachers and parents. Above half of the participants (55.6%) practiced BSE with only 8.1% ever discovered abnormality. There was significant association between practice of BSE and being taught BSE or hearing about BSE (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The knowledge of breast self examination among the study participants acquired largely through books and media though very high but the level of practice is still very low. There is significant association between knowledge and teaching of BSE with the practice of BSE.

Kiến thức, thái độ và thực hành tự khám vú của nữ sinh một số trường trung học phổ thông tại tỉnh Thừa Thiên Huế

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tra Mi Nguyen Vo
Keyword(s):  
Screening Method ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Breast Disease ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Disease Knowledge ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Breast cancer is the leading cause of all cancer deaths in women. Breast self-examination is a simple screening method to detect signs of abnormalities in the breast. It is important for students - the future generation of the country, to be aware of breast self-examination. This paper describes knowledge, attitude and practice about breast self-examination and research factors related to knowledge, attitude and practice about breast self-examination in high school female students. Materials and method: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 415 female students in high schools by multi-stage sampling method, using pre-designed questionnaires. Results: 16.6% of female students meet the requirements of knowledge about breast self-examination, 46.3% of female students meet the requirements of attitude about breast self-examination, and 11.3% of female students have ever done breast self-examination including 59.6% of female students practiced accurately. Factors related to knowledge are living environments, grades, personal or family anamnesis of breast disease; factors related to attitude are grades, personal or family anamnesis of breast disease, knowledge about breast self-examination; factors related to practices are grades, personal or family anamnesis of breast disease, knowledge and attitude about breast self-examination. Conclusion: Given the fact that knowledge, attitude and practice about breast self-examination are low, so it is necessary to improve those for female students on breast self-examination.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward Breast Cancer among Kurdish Women in Sulaimani Governorate/ Iraq

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-28
Author(s):  
Bekhal Abdalwahid Amin ◽  
Muhammed Babakir-Mina ◽  
Fadhil Ahmed Mohialdeen ◽  
Mohammed I. M. Gubari
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Clinical Breast Examination ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Breast Examination ◽  
Clinical Breast ◽  
The Right ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Breast cancer is a devastating affliction, the frequency of which is gradually increasing all over the world. Cancer may be cured if properly intervened at the right time. The correct treatment, aided by professionals and the right technology can provide critical life support to breast cancer patients. This study was conducted to assessment knowledge, attitude and practice of breast cancer among Kurdish females visited Maternity Teaching Hospital in Sulaimani. A face-to-face interview through a question¬naire to assessment of knowledge and practices toward breast cancer of 500 non-breast cancer women visited Maternity Teaching Hospital was done. Data were computerized and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS, version 22). P-value of < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Out of 500 participants in the current study on knowledge and practices toward breast cancer among non-breast cancer women, consequently were 227 (45.4%) and 201 (40.2%) practiced breast self-examination(BSE) and clinical breast examination respectively. In this study the participants having no symptoms and lack of knowledge about how to do BSE where regarded as the barriers of not practicing BSE (44.7%, 55.3%) respectively. The most common reason for not doing clinical breast examination (CBE) is fear of the outcome and no sign & symptom of breast cancer (28.8%, 61.9%) respectively. The high education level showed significantly more knowledge of breast self-examination and mammography than Illiterate women P≤ 0.001 and P≤ 0.03 respectively. On the other hand, the high education level women showed significantly more practice of breast self-examination P≤ 0.001. In conclusion, the present study found the facts to the inadequate knowledge of female about breast cancer and recognized the negative influence of low knowledge on the practice of BSE, CBE and mammography and the breast cancer incidence. Therefore, more determinations are needed to develop a positive attitude toward BSE, CBE and mammography screening and practice in Sulaimani.

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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