Knowledge, attitude and practices of women towards breast cancer in Benin City, Nigeria

Azubuike, Samuel O; Okwuokei, SO

doi:10.4103/2141-9248.113653

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“…The results are supported by the findings of [14] that 90.5 percent of women knew about breast cancer and 65.2 percent could identify up to two breast cancer signs and symptoms. Contradictory to the findings, [15] found that only one-half of the women were aware of breast cancer and women in high risk group had poor knowledge of the risk factors for breast cancer [16].…”

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confidence: 80%

Breast Cancer Survivors in Iloilo City: Profile, Knowledge, and Health Seeking Behaviors

Penaflor-Espinosa¹

2017

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Section: Results Andsupporting

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Breast Cancer Survivors in Iloilo City: Profile, Knowledge, and Health Seeking Behaviors

Penaflor-Espinosa¹

2017

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“…28 Most women in our study had heard about BC, but only a few had good knowledge of its causes or symptoms, in line with the findings reported by other Nigerian studies. 29,30 Women in our study who did not practice BSE had higher odds of presenting later than women who did. Other authors have reported an association between education and practice of BSE.…”

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confidence: 58%

Determinants of stage at diagnosis of breast cancer in Nigerian women: sociodemographic, breast cancer awareness, health care access and clinical factors

Jedy‐Agba

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Olaomi

et al. 2017

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Purpose Advanced stage at diagnosis is a common feature of breast cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), contributing to poor survival rates. Understanding its determinants is key to preventing deaths from this cancer in SSA. Methods Within the Nigerian Integrative Epidemiology of Breast Cancer Study (NIBBLE) multicentre case-control study on breast cancer, we studied factors affecting stage at diagnosis of cases, i.e. women diagnosed with histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer between January 2014 and July 2016 at six secondary and tertiary hospitals in Nigeria. Stage was assessed using clinical and imaging methods. Ordinal logistic regression was used to examine associations of socio-demographic, breast cancer awareness, health care access and clinical factors with odds of later stage (I, II, III or IV) at diagnosis. Results A total of 316 women were included, with a mean age (SD) of 45.4 (11.4) years. Of these, 94.9% had stage information: 5 (1.7%), 92 (30.7%), 157 (52.4%), and 46 (15.3%) were diagnosed at stages I, II, III and IV, respectively. In multivariate analyses, lower educational level (odds ratio (OR) 2.35, 95% confidence interval: 1.04, 5.29), not believing in a cure for breast cancer (1.81: 1.09, 3.01), and living in a rural area (2.18: 1.05, 4.51) were strongly associated with later stage, whilst age at diagnosis, tumour grade and oestrogen receptor status were not. Being Muslim (vs. Christian) was associated with lower odds of later stage disease (0.46: 0.22, 0.94). Conclusion Our findings suggest that factors that are amenable to intervention concerning breast cancer awareness and health care access, rather than intrinsic tumour characteristics, are the strongest determinants of stage at diagnosis in Nigerian women.

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“…In studies from different countries, the rate of mammography within two years ranged from 43% to 78% (26)(27)(28)33,34). Studies in Turkey focused on whether mammography was obtained or not, rather than the timing of mammography (16,17,19,20,29,32,).…”

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Determination of Knowledge and Behavior of Women Working at a Hospital on Breast Cancer Early Detection Methods, and Investigation of Efficiency of Planned Education

2015

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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate knowledge and attitude of women working in the hospital on breast cancer, their behaviors related to early diagnostic methods, and to determine the effectiveness of training in order to increase awareness on breast cancer. Materials and Methods:The study group consisted of women working in the Dokuz Eylül University Hospital. The data of this cross-sectional study were collected by a questionnaire. Within the scope of this study, a training program on breast cancer was organized. The effectiveness of this training was evaluated by a preliminary survey and a final survey. Data were expressed as number and percentage, and paired t test and chi-square test were used for comparison.Results: 161 women participated in the study with a mean age of 35 ± 8. It was determined that 81.4% of women knew early diagnosis and screening methods for breast cancer. 49.1% of women stated that they perform breast self-examination, but only 6.2% practiced it once a month. 32.9% of women had clinical breast examination, 22.4% had a breast ultrasound, and 22.3% had mammography. Most of the women did not perform any of these methods. The average knowledge level of women was significantly increased after completion of the planned training as compared to pre-training levels (p <0.001). Conclusion:It was determined that the majority of women were informed on breast cancer early diagnosis and screening methods, but did not practice these methods on themselves. Information and awareness of women against breast cancer have increased with the use of planned training programs on breast cancer, early detection and screening methods.

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Knowledge, attitude and practices of women towards breast cancer in Benin City, Nigeria

Cited by 63 publications

References 15 publications

Breast Cancer Survivors in Iloilo City: Profile, Knowledge, and Health Seeking Behaviors

Breast Cancer Survivors in Iloilo City: Profile, Knowledge, and Health Seeking Behaviors

Determinants of stage at diagnosis of breast cancer in Nigerian women: sociodemographic, breast cancer awareness, health care access and clinical factors

Determination of Knowledge and Behavior of Women Working at a Hospital on Breast Cancer Early Detection Methods, and Investigation of Efficiency of Planned Education

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