Knowledge of breast cancer and practice of self-breast examination among female undergraduates in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Motilewa, Olugbemi; Ekanem, Uwemedimbuk Smart; Ihesie, Chukwuemeka A.

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20150964

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“…Despite the lack of proper knowledge, it was encouraging to see that, like in our study (87.2%), a positive attitude toward BSE among females was seen in other parts of the world too, such as in Nigeria (80%)[ 24 ] and Shahroud (78%). [ 25 ] In contrast, nearly half of the female students interviewed in Jordan (45.5%) agreed that they would examine their breasts if it was beneficial for them.…”

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“…If we focus on enhancing the awareness of BSE further, it would help in increasing the percentage of the population that practices it and hence aids in the early detection of breast cancer. Keeping in mind how various studies have shown that media is the most commonly encountered source of awareness of BSE,[ 4 23 24 ] mass media coverage should be given high priority.…”

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Breast self-examination awareness and practices in young women in developing countries: A survey of female students in Karachi, Pakistan

Ahmed

Zahid

Ladiwala

et al. 2018

J Edu Health Promot

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BACKGROUND:Breast cancer is a leading cause of deaths worldwide. In Pakistan, one in every nine women develops breast cancer some time in her life. This high incidence of breast cancer and the poor socioeconomic conditions of Pakistan make breast self-examination (BSE) the best tool for the prevention and early diagnosis of breast cancer. Therefore, the aim of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of BSE among female college students of Karachi, Pakistan.METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1000 students from June to December 2016. Data were collected using a pre-piloted questionnaire, and SPSS (version 20) was used for data analysis. Chi-square test was used to determine the significance of the difference in knowledge and attitude among participants who had performed BSE and those who had not. A P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.RESULTS:The overall response rate was 90.9%. Although 71.4% of the women knew what BSE was, only 33.1% had performed it. Majority of the participants considered that BSE is important in the early detection of breast cancer. With 59.7% of the population having an adequate amount of knowledge, 87.2% had a positive attitude toward BSE. A medical background was found to be a significant predictor for adequate knowledge and a positive attitude toward BSE.CONCLUSION:Despite a positive attitude found among the population toward BSE, its knowledge and practice were inadequate. Educational interventions are required in Pakistan to encourage young women to perform BSE regularly so that breast abnormalities can be detected early on and mortalities can be minimized.

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Breast self-examination awareness and practices in young women in developing countries: A survey of female students in Karachi, Pakistan

Ahmed

Zahid

Ladiwala

et al. 2018

J Edu Health Promot

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“…In this study the most listed women group who are at risk for breast cancer were women who had exposure to radiation (41.8%) followed by women who had first child after age of 30 years (35.7%) which is far different with a study conducted in Addis Ababa where the most listed risk factor was family history (69.6%) followed by wearing a tight bra (19.6%). A study conducted in Addis Ababa among health care professionals found that the most risk factor reported by the respondents was high dose chest radiation exposure (84.3%) followed by smoking (81.1%) [14][15][16][17][18][19].…”

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Breast Cancer Knowledge and Breast Self-examination Practice among Female Students in Rift Valley University, Adama campus, Adama,Ethiopia, 2017

Kassa¹,

Wakjira²,

Gebremariam³

et al. 2017

J Women's Health Care

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Background: Several studies reported that breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and is the principal cause of cancer deaths and is therefore, a world concern. Early detection of breast cancer using breast self-examination (BSE) plays an important role in decreasing its morbidity and mortality. Objective:To assess the level of knowledge of breast cancer and practice of breast self-examination among female students in Rift Valley University. Methods and Materials:Cross-sectional study design was employed. A total of 423 female students were included. Stratified sampling method was used. Students were divided into two strata, as health science students and non-health science students. A pretested structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. Binary and Multiple logistic regressions were performed. Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with 95% CI was used to measure the strength of association. Statistical significance was set at p<0.05Results: Most of the respondents (94.1%) were with age of 20-30 years. The mean score knowledge about breast cancer was 6.5. Out of 423 female students, 59.8% of them had a good knowledge about breast cancer. Half of them (54.4%) reported that they had heard about breast self-examination while 25.8% reported that they had practiced breast self-examination before. Students who had family history of breast cancer were more likely knowledgeable than who hadn't family history of breast cancer (COR=3.042, AOR=1.225, 95% CI=1.636-5.656).Conclusions: Nearly half of them had poor knowledge about breast cancer. Majority of them had poor knowledge how to perform breast self-examination and most of them didn't perform breast self-examination before.

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“…Awareness was only 53.4% in the study conducted at community level in Delhi by Dey S, et al 18 Awareness was found to be higher (91.2%) among women in Saudi Arabia in the study done by Abolfotouh MA, et al 14 Awareness was also higher in the study done by Motilewa OO, et al 15 And Zavare A, et al 16 In our study it was found that only 46.4% of the participants were aware of at least one of the symptoms of breast cancer whereas it was 51% in the case of study done by Somdatta, et al 12 Similar results were obtained in the study done among Nigerian women. 17,18 In this study only 14% of the women had heard about BSE which was much lower than the study done by Abolfotouh MA, et al where BSE was known to 91.2% of the women but only 41.6 % reported ever practicing BSE and 21% performed it regularly.…”

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Awareness about breast cancer among women attending obstetrics and gynaecology department in a tertiary care hospital of Jharkhand, India

Kumar

Kashyap

2016

Int J Community Med Public Health

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INTRODUCTIONBreast cancer is the second most common cancer overall and is the most common cancer in women worldwide, both in the developed and developing countries. There are about 1.38 million new cases and 458,000 deaths from breast cancer each year. 1The incidence of breast cancer in India is on rising trend. Over 100,000 new breast cancer patients are estimated to be diagnosed annually in India. 2,3 According to recent reports, India has 17 percent of the world's population suffering from breast cancer. More recent data from Globocan 1 showed that for India for the year 2012; 144,937 women were newly detected with breast cancer ABSTRACT Background: Most of the patients of breast cancer seek medical advice when the disease is fairly advanced. Lack of awareness about the risk factors and symptoms of the disease is the main cause of late detection of this cancer-at a stage that they can no more be cured. The objective was to determine the awareness about breast cancer among women attending obstetrics and gynaecology department of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi. Methods: It was a descriptive, cross sectional hospital based study conducted in Obstetrics and Gynaecology department of RIMS, Ranchi between January to March 2015 among women aged more than 15. A total of 162 women selected by consecutive sampling were interviewed using a pretested semi-structured questionnaire after taking informed consent. Data entry was done in MS excel and analyzed in SPSS software. Frequency distribution was done and chi square test was used to find the association between awareness of breast cancer with different sociodemographic profile. Results: Mean age of the participants was 30.15±10.54. Out of total 162 participants, 123 (75.9%) had heard about breast cancer. 72 (58.5%) of the participants had knowledge of breast cancer from friends and neighborhood. 46.4% of the participants were aware of at least one of the symptoms of breast cancer. 66 (53.6%) of the participants thought family history was the cause for breast cancer. 17 (13.8%) of the participants were aware of breast self-examination and 4 participants had ever done it. Awareness of breast cancer was significantly associated with education, ethnicity, and residence of the participants. Conclusion: there was low level of awareness about breast cancer in the study population. There is a need for programs for increasing awareness regarding breast cancer for correct knowledge and its early detection.

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Knowledge of breast cancer and practice of self-breast examination among female undergraduates in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

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Breast self-examination awareness and practices in young women in developing countries: A survey of female students in Karachi, Pakistan

Breast self-examination awareness and practices in young women in developing countries: A survey of female students in Karachi, Pakistan

Breast Cancer Knowledge and Breast Self-examination Practice among Female Students in Rift Valley University, Adama campus, Adama,Ethiopia, 2017

Awareness about breast cancer among women attending obstetrics and gynaecology department in a tertiary care hospital of Jharkhand, India

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