Breast cancer awareness and knowledge assessment among men and women in Malaysia

Lee, Wan Ning; Ong, Chon Phin; Khamis, Ala’a Sadiq M.; Singaram, Nallammai; Lee, Sau Har

doi:10.1007/s10389-021-01509-x

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“…However, limited awareness on modifiable risk factors including alcohol, obesity, lack of physical activity, hormone replacement therapy (15.5% to 37.5%). Awareness of these factors were reported to be higher in previously conducted study in that risk factor awareness ranged from 45.9% to 53.3% [ 17 ]. The difference might be contributed by the fact that the previous study was conducted in urban population, while, our respondents were from both urban, sub-urban, and rural areas.…”

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Women’s Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perception on Personalized Risk‐Stratified Breast Cancer Screening: A Cross-Sectional Study in Malaysia

Segar,

Xuan,

Alahakoon

et al. 2024

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

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Aim: Breast cancer is commonest cancer among Malaysian women and screening is essential for the early detection. Therefore our study aimed at measuring the levels of knowledge, attitude and perception towards personalized risk stratified breast cancer screening in Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in Malaysia to assess the knowledge, perception and attitudes of the women in Malaysia. The study was conducted using an online questionnaire, and samples were obtained using convenience sampling. The questionnaire was distributed trilingual in English, Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese. The data was collected with content validated questionnaire. Data was analyzed with descriptive statistics and General Linear Model analysis in SPSS (Version 27). Results: A total of 201 respondents’ data were analyzed. From our study we were able to summarize that the women in Malaysia have a suboptimal knowledge towards personalized risk-stratified breast cancer screening as only 48.9% aware of the term for personalized risk-stratified breast cancer screening. Meanwhile, the majority of the respondents (96.7%) showed positive attitudes towards the importance of risk assessment and screening. Experience of participating in health education programmes about breast cancer and personalized risk-stratified screening was found to be significantly associated with knowledge, attitude and perception towards personalized risk-stratified breast cancer screening. Conclusion: General population’s awareness of individualized risk-stratified breast cancer screening was insufficient despite their favourable attitude towards the disease. A multimodal strategy may be used to improve women’s knowledge, attitude, and perception of individualized risk-stratified breast cancer screening.

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Women’s Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perception on Personalized Risk‐Stratified Breast Cancer Screening: A Cross-Sectional Study in Malaysia

Segar,

Xuan,

Alahakoon

et al. 2024

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

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“…[ 7 8 9 ] There is limited access to health education in middle- and low-resource settings on the effectiveness of BC education. [ 10 ] In addition to BC symptom recognition, literacy on the disease and treatment outcomes were also identified as reasons for delayed presentation. [ 8 ] Furthermore, most of the Malaysian women were unaware of the significance of screening and knowledge of risk factors.…”

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The “Know Your Lemons” Tools: A strategy to improve breast cancer warning signs recognition in Malaysia

Taib¹,

Yen²,

Islam³

et al. 2023

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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BACKGROUND: Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in Malaysia, with many diagnosed at late stages. The “Know Your Lemons” (KYL) visual educational tools were developed by KYL Foundation. This study aimed to evaluate participants’ confidence levels and perceived knowledge in identifying BC symptoms before and after exposure to KYL tools. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 788 participants in three KYL health campaigns from 2017 to 2020. Perceived knowledge (a 5-item Likert scale was used, zero means “very poor” and 4 means “excellent knowledge”) and confidence in identifying BC symptoms were studied. A Wilcoxon Matched-Paired Signed-Rank Test was performed to assess the perceived knowledge. RESULTS: There was a significant improvement in the perceived knowledge Mean (±SD) score (2.84 ± 1.02) versus (4.31 ± 0.66) before and after the campaign ( P < 0.01). About 95.6% agreed that the language used in KYL materials was clear and understandable, 89.8% agreed it is acceptable in Malaysian culture, and 80% felt more confident in identifying BC symptoms. Therefore, 90.8% had the intention of breast self-examination and 90.8% would consult a doctor if symptomatic. The majority (92.7%) agreed that the KYL tools clarified the BC tests needed. CONCLUSION: The KYL tools enhanced perceived BC symptom recognition knowledge and confidence levels.

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The impact of an online educational game on breast cancer awareness among university female students, Malaysia: a pilot study

Andrew Tong,

Hee

2023

BMC Cancer

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Background Breast cancer is one of the world’s most prevalent cancer and the most common type of cancer in Malaysia. Interestingly, breast cancer in young women is more aggressive compared to older women and the survival rate among these groups of individuals is poor. Thus, breast cancer awareness is essential among young women as early detection is possible and treatment will be effective during which the disease is curable. Hence, the purpose of this study is to design and evaluate the impact of an educational game on breast cancer awareness among female university students in Malaysia. Methods This is a one-group pre-and post-intervention pilot study. It was conducted in Private and public higher education institutions around Malaysia. An online education game was created and used as the intervention. A self-administered questionnaire was administered to the participants during the pre-and post-intervention test to evaluate the online educational game on breast cancer awareness. Results A total of 52 responses were collected. The mean age of the participants was 21.98 (SD = 1.896) years. The findings showed a statistically significant median increase (p < 0.05) in breast cancer knowledge scores among participants in the post-intervention. A median increase in breast cancer knowledge score of 6 was shown when participants were exposed to the online education game (24.00) compared to before they were exposed to it (17.00). Conclusion Using online educational games effectively raised awareness of breast cancer among university students. Online games can be used as a health educational tool to promote awareness of a topic of interest, as digital games can be accessed easily, game content can be tailored made or updated, and improve participant engagement in learning.

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Breast cancer awareness and knowledge assessment among men and women in Malaysia

Cited by 4 publications

References 25 publications

Women’s Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perception on Personalized Risk‐Stratified Breast Cancer Screening: A Cross-Sectional Study in Malaysia

Women’s Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perception on Personalized Risk‐Stratified Breast Cancer Screening: A Cross-Sectional Study in Malaysia

The “Know Your Lemons” Tools: A strategy to improve breast cancer warning signs recognition in Malaysia

The impact of an online educational game on breast cancer awareness among university female students, Malaysia: a pilot study

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