BackgroundBreast cancer accounted for 1.03% of all deaths in 2014 in Eritrea. Yet the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of the population in general or the health personnel in the country in relation to the disease, remains unknown. Hence, this study was designed to assess the KAP regarding breast cancer among female nurses working in ten hospital wards in Asmara, Eritrea.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study conducted among 414 nurses. Descriptive statistics, t-test, and ANOVA were used to evaluate the KAP of the nurses.ResultsNurses’ knowledge about the possible risk factors of breast cancer was low but the nurses knew the signs and symptoms of breast cancer since each sign or symptom was mentioned by > 50% of them. The practice of breast cancer screening, however, was low (only 30 and 11.3% practiced clinical breast examination and mammography respectively). Respondents’ family history of breast cancer, having breast problems, their professional level and unit where they worked were associated with the KAP of nurses about breast cancer.ConclusionTraining programs could help to increase the nurses’ knowledge about the risk factors of breast cancer and practice of breast cancer screening. This could also help to increase the knowledge of the public about breast cancer.

Objective: Malaria is an entirely preventable and treatable disease. However, due to lack of adherence to the preventive measures and delay in early treatment, it has become one of the leading public health problems. The general objective was to assess knowledge, attitude and early treatment seeking behavior about malaria among the communities residing in May-Aynee administration, Eritrea. Method:We conducted a community based cross sectional study. Using systematic random sampling proportional to the size of households in the community, 243 households were selected. Data was collected using a pre-tested questionnaire and analyzed with SPSS (Version-20). P-value less than 5% was considered statistically significant.Results: All respondents knew malaria's fatal outcome if untreated. More than half (55.6%) were aware of preventive and treatment measures, mainly through health workers. Most of them recognized mosquito bite as cause (91.8%) and fever as symptom (84%). Of all respondents, 75.4%， mostly with higher educational level and living close to health facilities, had adequate knowledge about malaria. Almost all (98.8%) respondents stated they would seek treatment from health facility when symptoms appear. However, only 39.9% would do so within 24 hours. Around half of respondents (47.7%) experienced malaria symptoms in the past six months. Most of them (90.6%) sought treatment from health facility. However, only 22.4% did so within 24 hours. Long distance between home and health facility was significantly associated with such delay. Conclusion:Most respondents had adequate knowledge regarding cause, symptom, outcome and treatment in relation to malaria. However, small proportion of them sought treatment promptly. Health promotion activities should be implemented to enhance early treatment of the disease.