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Background: Breast cancer is a life threatening disease that can affect women's sense of self-esteem, her sexuality. Globally, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. Breast self-examination (BSE) makes women more "breast aware", which in turn may lead to an earlier diagnosis of breast cancer. Objectives: The study aims to assess the knowledge of students at the high nursing school about the risk factors and early symptoms for breast cancer. To identify the students' knowledge about Breast Self- Examination. And to assess the practice of students for BSE. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted at the high school of nursing in Basra city during December 2012. The study sample included 210 students. Self-administered questionnaire was used to gather information about socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge of students about risk factors and symptoms of breast cancer, breast self-examination knowledge, and BSE practice. Results: More than half of the students had were a poor knowledge about breast cancer risk factors and presentations, only (15.7%) had a good knowledge. It was reported (79.5%) of them she know that the exposure to radiation is a main risk factor. While (76.7%) of the sample agree that family history one of the reasons for breast cancer. In addition (67.6 %) of the sample did not agree that breast cancer can happen with women who never breastfed a child. High school of nursing students had insufficient knowledge about breast self-examination and the main source of information was the media as reported by (36.3%) of the students, (32.9%) of the students mentioned that breast self-examination should be practiced monthly, (55.2%) of them knew the right way to carry out breast self-examination. Regarding BSE practice (14.8%) of students reported that they had performed breast self-examination monthly. The most common reason for not doing breast self- examination was (not knowing how to perform it) as reported by (31.4%) of the participants followed by having no symptoms (29.9%). There was a significant relation between breast self-examination practice and knowledge about breast cancer and knowledge about breast self- examination. Conclusions: Nursing students have poor knowledge of breast cancer and its associated risk factors. Students were not also so familiar with practicing BSE. Recommendations: 1- Construct course teaching and practical program for the students in course curriculum to increase their knowledge about breast cancer, and BSE. 2- Schedule visiting to BSE center for the students and their teachers to increase their knowledge and skills in examination of the breast and to encourage them for practicing BSE

Nursing students are the essential part of the healthcare system all over the world, and play a significant role in the nursing job in the future. In crises, such as the present one, nursing students’ knowledge, attitudes and practices toward COVID-19 prevention should be considered in the planning for health promotion and disease control especially effective educational implementations for COVID-19. The aim of study to assess the attitude and practice regarding COVID 19 prevention and associate their relation with socio- demographic characteristics of nursing college students. The result of the present study showed that nursing students had a favorable attitude (75.6%), and moderate level of practices (62, 6%) toward COVID-19 prevention.

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed COVID -19 as a public Health Emergency on Jan30, 2020 and stated it as a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. In addition to the physical health effects of the virus in infected persons, the pandemic is also causing harmful social and mental health effects, which in turn can affect fertility, conception, gestation, and birth. Aim of study: To assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on reproductive health decisions related to childbearing and pregnancy and economic conditions, and family planning during pandemic. Methodology: A cross - sectional study was conducted from 1st of February to 1st of June 2021, a total of 384 females at their reproductive age where interviewed to assess the effect of COVID-19 on their desire of pregnancy. Result: The mean age of the female sample was 30.5 years , quarter of them are of their primary education level, 38% are employed and 89.1% had children and 34.9% having history of abortion,50.8% of participant using contraception before pandemic, while only 9.2 % of contraceptive users were changed the type of contraception during pandemic. About 6.5 % used contraception as a first time during pandemic, while 41.1% think about to get pregnant before pandemic , 48.1% of them were changed their decision and don’t want to get pregnancy ,finally we found that 40% of participant got pregnant during pandemic.