scholarly journals Breast Cancer Screening Practice: Awareness among Women in Muar District

2019 ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Roy Rillera Marzo ◽  
Amaluddin Ahmad ◽  
Turani Talukder ◽  
Myat Thida Win ◽  
Maung Maung Soe
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Screening Practices ◽  
Screening Practice ◽  
Recent Estimate ◽  
Group 6 ◽  
Clinical Breast ◽  
Group 5

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. The most recent estimate indicated that there are more than 1.6 million new cases of breast cancer worldwide yearly.Objectives: To assess the level of awareness on breast cancer screening practice among women in Muar.Methods: This is a quantitative cross-sectional survey done on 383 respondents in Muar where participants’ age ranged from 18-80 years. The study used a two-step sampling method namely cluster and simple random sampling. Descriptive analysis was used to describe participant s’ socio-demographic characteristics while chi square was used to present the results.Results: Conventional method of breast cancer awareness campaign currently available is probably unsatisfactory. In our survey, only 52.38% of vulnerable aged women among our study subjects in Muar have any knowledge or awareness on breast cancer screening practices. Factors influencing knowledge and awareness of breast cancer screening practices were greatly influenced by level of education and level of household monthly income. Only 50 to 60% of respondents in group 1 (18-25 years), group 2 (26-31 years), group 3 (32- 37 years) performs Breast Self-Examination (BSE). The practice of clinical breast examina t ion among women in group 4 (38-43 years) group 5 (44-50 years) and group 6 (>50 years) only ranged between as low as 30% to a maximum of 50% while annual mammogram screening was only 20% in group 5 and 30% in group 6.Conclusion: The results of the study proved poor knowledge and practices of breast screening practices among vulnerable women in Muar district. Compliance to clinical breast examina t ion and mammogram is even lower.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Supplementary Issue: 2019 Page: 43

scholarly journals Breast Cancer Screening Practices in a Tertiary Care Center in the State of Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 13 ◽  
pp. 21-30
Author(s):  
Jessiya Veliyankodan Parambil ◽  
Mostafa Najim ◽  
Mohamed Mahmoud ◽  
Ibrahim Yusuf Abubeker ◽  
Anand Kartha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
The State ◽  
Tertiary Care Center ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Screening Practices

scholarly journals Do socioeconomic factors influence breast cancer screening practices among Arab women in Qatar?

BMJ Open ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e005596-e005596 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. T. Donnelly ◽  
A.-H. Al Khater ◽  
M. G. Al Kuwari ◽  
S. B. Al-Bader ◽  
N. Al-Meer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Arab Women ◽  
Screening Practices

The Role of Education in Breast Cancer Beliefs and Screening Practices Among Korean Women – A quantitative study

2022 ◽  
pp. 104365962110668
Author(s):  
Cannas Kwok ◽  
Mi-Joung Lee ◽  
Chun Fan Lee
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Korean Women ◽  
Screening Practices ◽  
Cancer Beliefs

Introduction: Cultural beliefs are influential factors that affect breast cancer screening practices among Korean women. The aim of this study was to examine the role of educational levels and compare the cultural beliefs associated with breast cancer screening practices among immigrant Korean women in Australia with those of their counterparts in Korea. Methods: A secondary analysis based on data from convenience samples of 245 and 249 Korean women living in Australia and Korea, respectively. Data were collected by the Korean version of Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Questionnaire. Results: Educational level has a significant association with Korean women’s cultural beliefs about breast cancer and breast cancer screening practices regardless of country of residence. Discussion: Nurses working in multicultural societies should take cultural beliefs and the role of education into account while designing strategies to promote breast cancer screening practices among immigrant Korean women.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes and practices toward breast cancer screening in a rural South African community

Curationis ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorah U. Ramathuba ◽  
Confidence T. Ratshirumbi ◽  
Tshilidzi M. Mashamba
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
South African ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Predictive Analytics ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Screening Practices ◽  
Attitudes And Practices

Objectives: The study assessed the knowledge, attitudes and breast cancer screening practices amongst women aged 30–65 years residing in a rural South African community.Method: A quantitative, descriptive cross-sectional design was used and a systematic sampling technique was employed to select 150 participants. The questionnaire was pretested for validity and consistency. Ethical considerations were adhered to in protecting the rights of participants. Thereafter, data were collected and analysed descriptively using the Predictive Analytics Software program.Results: Findings revealed that the level of knowledge about breast cancer of women in Makwarani Community was relatively low. The attitude toward breast cancer was negative whereas the majority of women had never performed breast cancer diagnostic methods.Conclusion: Health education on breast cancer screening practices is lacking and the knowledge deficit can contribute negatively to early detection of breast cancer and compound late detection. Based on the findings, community-based intervention was recommended in order to bridge the knowledge gap

scholarly journals Breast cancer screening practices amongst female tertiary health worker in Nnewi

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 268 ◽  
Author(s):  
ChimezieInnocent Madubogwu ◽  
AmobiOchonma Egwuonwu ◽  
NgoziUkamaka Madubogwu ◽  
IfeomaA Njelita
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Health Worker ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Screening Practices

Breast Cancer Screening Practice: Early Detection Saves Lives

2018 ◽  
Vol 08 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy Rillera Marzo ◽  
Dinaramalar Sukkirasingam ◽  
Vimalan Letchumanan ◽  
Shangari Anbarasu ◽  
Thiran Raj Ramiah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Screening Practice

Effect of a breast navigation programme in a teaching hospital in Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Bahaty Riogi ◽  
Ronald Wasike ◽  
Hassan Saidi
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Patient Navigation ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Examination Finding ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Clinical Breast

<strong>Background:</strong> Breast cancer screening programmes have been developed in few developing countries to aid curb the increasing burden. However, breast cancer is still being detected in late stage, attributed to barriers in health care. Patient navigation programmes have been implemented in developed countries to help patients overcome these barriers, and they have been associated with early detection and timely diagnosis. Despite the consistent positive effects of breast navigation programmes, there are no studies conducted to show its effect in Africa where the needs are enormous.<br /><strong>Aim:</strong> To evaluate the effect of patient navigation programme on patient return after an abnormal clinical breast cancer screening examination finding at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi(AKUH-N).<br /><strong>Setting:</strong> Women presenting for breast screening.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> This was a before-and-after study conducted on 76 patients before and after the implementation of the navigation programme. They were followed up for 30 days. Measures included proportion of patient return and time to return.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> The proportion of return of patients in the navigated and non-navigated group was 57.9% and 23.7%, respectively (odds ratio [OR]: 4.43 [95% confidence interval, CI: 1.54– 12.78]; <em>p</em> = 0.0026).The proportion of timely return in the navigated group was 90.1% and 77.8% for the non-navigated group (OR: 2.85 [95% CI: 0.34–24.30], <em>p</em> = 0.34). The mean time to return in the non-navigated and navigated group was 7.33 days and 8.33 days, respectively (<em>p</em> = 0.67).<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> There was an increase in the proportion of patients who returned for follow-up following abnormal clinical breast examination finding after implementation of the breast navigation programme at AKUH-N.

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