Breast cancer and breast self-examination awareness among undergraduate students of the University of Bamenda, Cameroon

Aphrodite, Choumessi T.; Stephanie, Tchamba T.G.; Geayeal, Ngwamenter; Philemon, Atabonkeng E.

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20210206

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“…14 In this study, when asked about the age at which BSE should be performed, only 24 (4%) participants responded correctly as more than 19 years of age, while in comparison to a study done by Choumessi et al only 7.06% of the of them indicated that BSE should be done as from 20 years. 15 Hence health education has to be done to improve the knowledge of the studied population about BSE.…”

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Perceptions and practice of breast self-examination among adult women residing in rural South Karnataka

Komal¹,

Venkatakrishna

2023

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and is the leading cause of death among women with 40-45 years old. The only way to manage this disease is early diagnosis through screening which helps in detecting breast cancer in 90% of women that it can be treated in about 90% of women. The best accessible and affordable way to screening is breast self-examination (BSE). The main objective of the study is to assess the awareness (knowledge, attitude and practice) regarding breast self-examination among women aged 30 years and above residing in a rural area. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2016 to January 2017 in villages under Ittamadu Primary Health Centre area, Ramnagara District. A total of 600 women aged 30 years or above who gave written informed consent participated in the study. A semi structured questionnaire was administered by interview method. Descriptive statistics was used for analysis. Results: This study revealed that the awareness regarding breast cancer among adult women aged 30 years and above was 4%. Majority of the study participants had poor knowledge regarding BSE, however they had favourable attitude towards BSE. With regard to practice of BSE, only 4% of the study participants practiced BSE. Conclusions: Breast self-examination is one of the most appropriate, convenient and cost-effective method that can be done by every woman for early detection of breast cancer and all women after the age of 18 years should be trained to do BSE correctly and regularly by healthcare workers and doctors.

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Perceptions and practice of breast self-examination among adult women residing in rural South Karnataka

Komal¹,

Venkatakrishna

2023

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Breast Cancer Awareness and Practice of Self-Breast Examination among Biochemistry Students in Federal University Birnin Kebbi Nigeria

Umar,

Abdulkarim

2024

ICAJ

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Objectives: The objectives of the study were to assess the breast cancer awareness and practice of self-breast examination amongst female biochemistry students and to find out the statistically significant association between their level of practice regarding self-breast examination with their selected sociodemographic variables. Materials and Methods: The research design used for this study was a descriptive survey, purposive sampling technique was used to select 60 Biochemistry Students at Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria. This research was conducted within ten months (from January 2023 to October 2023). Data were collected using structures related to breast cancer awareness and the practice of self-breast examination. The collected data were tabulated in Excel and transported to IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 20.0. Results: The results showed that the majority of 38 (63.3%) had moderate, 17 (28.3%) had adequate and only 5 (8.3%) had an inadequate level of awareness regarding breast cancer. Therefore, the H0:1 hypothesis was rejected, whereas the H1:1 hypothesis was accepted. The results revealed that, out of 60 (100%) respondents, all of them had a positive attitude toward self-breast examination. Hence, the H0:2 hypothesis was rejected, whereas the H1:2 hypothesis was accepted. The results showed that there was a statistically significant association between their levels of awareness regarding breast cancer with their selected sociodemographic variables such as area of residence (urban) P < 0.001. Hence, the H0:3 hypothesis was rejected, whereas the H1:3 hypothesis was accepted. Conclusion: There was a statistically significant association between their levels of awareness regarding breast cancer with their selected sociodemographic variables such as area of residence (urban). The recommendation was given to conduct a similar study in a different setting using a large sample for generalisation of the findings.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Breast Self-Examination in Nigeria: A 10 Year Systematic Review

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J.O.²,

Anorkwuru³

2022

African Journal of Health, Nursing and Midwifery

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Background: Among the screening methods for the early detection of breast abnormalities that could lead to breast cancer, Breast self-examination is the basic, simplest, cost effective, self-administered and very important technique. It allows women to get acquainted with the nature of their breasts and therefore allows them to discover any deviation. Early detection goes a long way in successful treatment of BC and this is easily come by with good and adequate knowledge, good attitude towards and excellent skill to administer BSE. Consequently, we drew out the data on BSE knowledge, attitudes and practice among Nigeria women. Methods: A systematic review was done among studies conducted in Nigeria using Arskey and O’Malleys’ framework as a guide. The databases searched include PubMed, Google, Google Scholar, Jstor, Intech Open, Proquest and PubMed Central for relevant studies on women’s knowledge, attitude and practice on BSE. Studies included in the review were from thirteen states in Nigeria. The articles reviewed in this systematic review were journals published between August 2012 to July 2022, a 10-year systematic review. Results: Sixty-three (63) articles were firstly extracted to be eligible for review; thirty-seven (37) were excluded due to duplication of content, lack of focus on the concept and incomplete content. Another nine (9) were discarded for muddling up result with another concept and for not involving at least two of the variables, i.e., knowledge, attitude and practice of breast self-examination. The seventeen (17) articles were conducted in thirteen states of which two (2) were conducted in Osun State as well as Sokoto State and three in Oyo State while one (1) each in other ten states, namely Benin, Kano, Imo, Akwa-Ibom, Ekiti, Ebonyi, Abia, Ondo, Awka, and Lagos States. Twelve (12) studies reported evidence on BSE knowledge, attitude and practice; three (3) on knowledge and practice; and two (2) reported on attitude and practice of BSE. The findings of this study submit varying knowledge levels on BSE though—averagely good knowledge but poor practice among women in Nigeria. Conclusion/Recommendation: The findings from these studies show that the knowledge of BSE among women folk in Nigeria is averagely low though women’s attitude seems good. Similarly, the practice of BSE among women in Nigeria is poor. Therefore, proactive measures need to be taken to increase the level of knowledge of BSE through educational programs among every category of women to reduce morbidity and mortality from breast cancer in Nigeria in the nearest future.

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Breast cancer and breast self-examination awareness among undergraduate students of the University of Bamenda, Cameroon

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Perceptions and practice of breast self-examination among adult women residing in rural South Karnataka

Perceptions and practice of breast self-examination among adult women residing in rural South Karnataka

Breast Cancer Awareness and Practice of Self-Breast Examination among Biochemistry Students in Federal University Birnin Kebbi Nigeria

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Breast Self-Examination in Nigeria: A 10 Year Systematic Review

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