Level of awareness of mammography among women attending outpatient clinics in a teaching hospital in Ibadan, South-West Nigeria

Obajimi, M O; Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O.; Oluwasola, A O; Adedokun, Babatunde; Adeniji-Sofoluwe, Adenike Temitayo; Mosuro, O.; Akingbola, Titilola S.; Bassey, Oku S; Umeh, Eric Okechukwu; Soyemi, Temitope O; Adegoke, Folasade; Ogungbade, Idiat; Ukaigwe, Chinwe E; Olopade, Olufunmilayo I.

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-40

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“…In Nigeria, the awareness among women regarding mammography was even poorer at 5% (Obajimi et al, 2013) Although awareness of breast cancer is high in Malaysia, this did not correspond well with awareness of available screening measures. When awareness of mammography screening is low, it is not surprising that the prevalence of mammography screening uptake will be low at 13.2% as found in our study.…”

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Awareness and Prevalence of Mammography Screening and its Predictors - A Cross Sectional Study in a Primary Care Clinic in Malaysia

Yusof

Chia²,

Hasni³

2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Worldwide, over half a million women died of breast cancer in 2011 alone. Mammography screening is associated with a reduction of 20 to 35% in breast cancer mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the awareness and practice of mammography screening and predictors of its uptake in Malaysian women attending a primary care clinic. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among women aged 40 to 74 years attending a primary care clinic in Selangor, Malaysia. An assisted structured questionnaire included questions on socio-demography, source of information and level of knowledge. An adapted version of the revised Champion Health Belief Model Scale plus other associated factors for mammography screening up-take were also included as part of the questionnaire. Predictors for mammography screening uptake were only determined in those who were aware about mammography screening. Significant predictors were determined by logistic regression. Results: 447 women were recruited for this study; 99.1% of them (n: 411) were aware about breast cancer. Only 50.1% (n: 206) had knowledge about mammography screening. Prevalence of clinical breast-examination (CBE) was 23.3% (n: 104) and mammography screening up-take was 13.2% (n: 59). The predictors for the latter were those who have had clinical breast-examination (aOR=17.58, 95%CI: 7.68-39.82) and those aged between 50 to 59 years (aOR=3.94, 95%CI: 1.61-9.66) as well as those aged 60 years and above (aOR=6.91, 95%CI: 2.28-20.94). Good knowledge and positive beliefs about mammography screening were not associated with mammography screening uptake. Conclusions: Half of our Malaysian women were aware about mammography screening. However, the uptake of mammography was low. Previous CBE and older age were significant predictors of mammography screening uptake. Increasing CBE services may increase compliance with guidelines.

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Awareness and Prevalence of Mammography Screening and its Predictors - A Cross Sectional Study in a Primary Care Clinic in Malaysia

Yusof

Chia²,

Hasni³

2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…This is in line with findings from other studies. [11,17] The multivariate analysis showed that women aged 40 years and above were more likely to be aware of mammography in this study. This may be linked to the fact that this group of women are also the ones eligible for routine mammographic screening.…”

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Breast Cancer Screening: An Assessment of Awareness, Attitude and Practice among Female Clients Utilizing Breast Imaging Services in South-Western Nigeria

Aduayi¹

2016

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Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths among women in many parts of the world and screening practices play a vital role in its prevention and early detection. This study sought to assess the level of awareness, determine the attitude and document breast cancer screening practices among respondents. A cross-sectional descriptive survey of 150 respondents was conducted at the Department of Radiology of a tertiary health facility in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. The study population consisted of female patients referred for breast imaging. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The data was analysed using SPSS version 16, Chicago USA Inc. Respondents presented for breast imaging due to breast related complaints (75.2%) as opposed to routine medical screening for breast cancer (24.8%). A total of 43 (28.7%) respondents had breast ultrasound scan done previously, 105 (70%) had practiced breast self examination (BSE) before, while 54 (36%) had clinical breast examination (CBE) done previously. Among those aged 40 years and above (n=67, 44.7%) only 18 (26.9%) had a previous mammographic screening. Overall attitude to BSE was good (56%) but attitude to CBE was negative (69.3%). Respondents' occupation was found to have a significant association with attitude towards BSE (p=0.001). The logistic regression analysis of predictors of awareness of mammography showed that women aged 40 years and above are more likely to be aware of mammography as a screening tool for breast cancer (OR=3.05,P= 0.012; 95%CI 1.28-7.27). There is a need for increased awareness and adoption of breast cancer screening practices in our environment in order to engender a reduction in breast cancer morbidity and mortality.

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“…Osime15 reported another study with 35% awareness of mammography among civil servants. 14 Akinola reported an awareness level of 40.5% among a hospital sample. In our study majority (65%) of the women had undergone only secondary education.…”

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Awareness about risk factors for breast cancer and mammography among pregnant women

Baliga

Sujindra

2016

Int Surg J

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INTRODUCTIONBreast cancer is a commonest cancer among females. 1 It has long been a disease of the developed nations, but recently women from developing countries are also equally affected by breast cancer and the incidence of breast cancer in developing countries like India is also rising.2-4 Plenty of risk factors have been identified in development of breast cancer viz. increasing age, hormone replacement therapy, high dietary fat, excessive alcohol consumption, smoking and family history.1 Vast changes in life style modifications, places women in developing countries at high risk for development of breast cancer.Breast cancer if identified early can usually be cured and early detection through screening is the only way to reduce mortality. 5 It has been reported that women in developed countries present with breast cancer at early stages, whereas those in developing countries usually present only at late stages. The difference in time of presentation is mainly influenced by their awareness ABSTRACT Background: Breast cancer is a commonest cancer among females. Places that have experienced low prevalence are also affected recently due to failure at early detection. Increased level of awareness translates into early detection of the disease and early presentation. Improving awareness about the disease and availability of screening practices through targeted interventions will positively influenced adoption of early detection methods by women. We planned a study to determine the awareness about risk factors for breast cancer and mammography among pregnant mothers. Methods: Cross-sectional survey of 400 pregnant women from May 2016 to August 2016, at Indira Gandhi medical college and research institute, Puducherry in India. Face to face interview was conducted with all participants by means of a questionnaire. The questionnaire contained a total of 21 questions. Answers to all questions were collected as categorical responses 'yes' and 'no'. Each answer was given a score of 1 and 0 respectively. Chi-square test was used to assess significance of study findings. Results: A cohort of 400 pregnant women, and all completed the questionnaire by a face to face interview. Response rate was 100%. Mean age was 24±3.72 years. The mean knowledge score on awareness about breast cancer was 0.56 and the mean knowledge score on awareness about risk factors for breast cancer was 0.14. Only 31 pregnant women (7.75%) were aware about mammography. All socio-demographic variables had significant effect on knowledge with p-value <0.05. Conclusions: The knowledge of our pregnant women on awareness about breast cancer was average and that on breast cancer risk factors and mammography was very poor.

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Level of awareness of mammography among women attending outpatient clinics in a teaching hospital in Ibadan, South-West Nigeria

Cited by 24 publications

References 18 publications

Awareness and Prevalence of Mammography Screening and its Predictors - A Cross Sectional Study in a Primary Care Clinic in Malaysia

Awareness and Prevalence of Mammography Screening and its Predictors - A Cross Sectional Study in a Primary Care Clinic in Malaysia

Breast Cancer Screening: An Assessment of Awareness, Attitude and Practice among Female Clients Utilizing Breast Imaging Services in South-Western Nigeria

Awareness about risk factors for breast cancer and mammography among pregnant women

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