Are health professionals serious about breast self-examination? a study from a medical college and tertiary level hospital of Central India

Kawalkar, Aishwarya Narendra; Koparkar, Anil Ramesh

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“…16 Thus, early detection is an important determinant for better prognosis of several kinds of cancer including breast cancer. 16,17 Furthermore, treatment of early-stage breast cancer is typically simpler and more cost-effective than treatment of its advanced episodes. 4 Where health-care resources are scarce, as is the case in many developing countries including Ghana, early detection positively impacts the delivery of breast cancer treatment.…”

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Self-Efficacy and Perceived Barriers as Determinants of Breast Self-Examination Among Female Nonmedical Students of the University of Ghana

Boafo

Tetteh

2019

Int Q Community Health Educ

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Breast cancer mortality in sub-Saharan Africa is comparatively high largely because of low levels of knowledge and late presentation at hospitals. Breast self-examination (BSE) provides an important way of early detection of breast cancer, particularly for resource constrained countries. This study therefore examined the factors which influence the performance of BSE among female undergraduate nonmedical students of the University of Ghana. A cross-sectional survey was conducted between April and May 2018. It involved 308 students drawn from the University of Ghana. The instrument was based on the Health Belief Model and the Breast Cancer Knowledge questionnaires. The results suggest that about a quarter (23.4%) of the participants performed BSE at least once every month, despite 75.3% believing that checking the breast every month helps in early detection of breast cancer. As expected, those who had ever performed BSE had higher knowledge of breast cancer ( M = 6.722, standard deviation [ SD] = 2.090) compared with those who had never performed BSE ( M = 4.850, SD = 1.982), p = . 000. Similarly, they perceived barriers to performing BSE to be lower ( M = 17.900, SD = 5.733) compared with nonperformers ( M = 19.850, SD = 6.976), p < .05. Results of logistic regression analysis indicated that knowledge level, self-efficacy, and level at the university were statistically significant predictors of BSE. Educational and training programs that focus on equipping women with the skill to perform BSE are therefore recommended.

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Self-Efficacy and Perceived Barriers as Determinants of Breast Self-Examination Among Female Nonmedical Students of the University of Ghana

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Tetteh

2019

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“…93.75 percent of the female interns, postgraduate students, female faculty, and female nursing staff Kawalkar et al surveyed at a teaching medical college and tertiary care hospital in central India had heard of BSE. 7 In a study conducted by doshi and et al 72% heard of BSE. 8 According to research by Sujindra et al in Puducherry, India, 89.2% of nursing students had heard of BSE.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and perception on breast cancer awareness among paramedical workers

Akila

Esther

Ambekar

2022

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: The projected incidence of patients with cancer in India among females was 712,758 (103.6 per 100,000) for the year 2020. 1 in 29 females will develop cancer during their lifetime (0-74 years of age).Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted using a self-administered questionnaire distributed among 392 Registered nurses in a community care hospital. Totally 130 nursing staffs gave consent and were eligible for the study having work experience of more than one year.Results: Total 83 (63%) of study participants belonged to 21-30 years. 113 (86%) thinks breast cancer is a public health problem. 80 (61.5%) thinks breast lump is a most common sign of breast cancer. 121 (93.07%) heard of breast self-examination and 126 (96.9%) thinks it is a useful tool for early detection of breast cancer. 82 (63.07%) said BSE should be done monthly. 114 (87.6%) has been taught how to do BSE. We found 113 (86.9%) has got satisfactory score and average score is 4.67. P value 0.44 when scores of people with breast cancer in their families are compared to people without a positive family history.Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, it was discovered that the low levels of practise were closely related to the lack of awareness of breast cancer screening and the willing to practise breast self-examination. An Indian woman disregards clinical breast examination. By creating awareness, we can reduce the occurrence and death rates from this illness.

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“…A common reason for late presentation of patients is lack of awareness of breast cancer and poor attitude towards breast selfexamination (BSE).According to a study by Gupta H "cultural taboos make Indian women embarrassed to talk about their bodies." In India, cultural taboos, lack of self confidence in their ability to perform the technique correctly, fear of possible discovery of a lump and embarrassment associated with manipulation of breast are the major barriers [3] . Breast cancer is any kind of malignant growth in the breast tissue.…”

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A study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding breast self-examination among women in a selected Sri Shakthi Welfare Group at Mangaluru

Sunitha¹

2023

Int. J. Adv. Res. Med. Surg. Nurs.

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Background: Breast cancer is the most prevalent cause of cancer morbidity and mortality among women in most parts of the world. Breast cancer has been considered as a major health problem in females, because of its high incidence in recent years. Breast cancer is the commonest form of cancer in women in western countries and second most common in women in developing countries like India. In the absence of an exact etiological agent for breast cancer, the most appropriate way of controlling it is by early detection and treatment Breast self-examination (BSE) has a role in early diagnosis and prevention of morbidity and mortality rate of breast cancer. Methodology: An evaluative research approach with Quasi experimental one group pre-test post-test design was adopted for this study. The design did not include any control group. Fourty Samples were selected by simple random sampling technique.The study was conducted for the women in one group, as they gathered together for their monthly meeting at one place. On the first day, the demographic data was collected and pre-test was conducted by using structured knowledge questionnaire and planned teaching programme regarding BSE was administered. Post-test was conducted on the seventh day by using the same structured knowledge questionnaire. Results:The mean post-test knowledge score (x ̅ 2=22.6) was greater than pre-test knowledge score (x ̅ 1=13.2).Also Area wise post-test mean score was higher in all the aspects such as meaning and purpose of BSE, breast changes and warning signs, risk factors and early detection, time schedule and instructions, steps and methods, and general information compared to the pre-test score. The mean difference between the post-test and pre-test knowledge score was highly significant (t39=23.79) (table value: t39=2.02, p≤0.05) at 0.05 level of significance. The mean difference in posttest and pre-test was 9.4. The findings are highly significant and it can be inferred that planned teaching programme regarding breast self-examination was highly effective in improving the knowledge of women regarding breast self-examination. There was no significant association between pre-test level knowledge score and selected demographic variables such as age (χ 2 =2.19), marital status (χ 2 =0.5), occupation (χ 2 =0.327), and education (χ 2 =2.597), at 0.05 level of significance. Conclusion: Findings of the study showed that the knowledge of the self-help group women regarding breast self-examination was less before the administration of the PTP. The PTP facilitated them to gain more knowledge about breast self-examination which was evident from the post-test knowledge scores.

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Are health professionals serious about breast self-examination? a study from a medical college and tertiary level hospital of Central India

Cited by 4 publications

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Self-Efficacy and Perceived Barriers as Determinants of Breast Self-Examination Among Female Nonmedical Students of the University of Ghana

Self-Efficacy and Perceived Barriers as Determinants of Breast Self-Examination Among Female Nonmedical Students of the University of Ghana

Knowledge, attitude and perception on breast cancer awareness among paramedical workers

A study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding breast self-examination among women in a selected Sri Shakthi Welfare Group at Mangaluru

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