Breast Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice among Nurses in Lagos, Nigeria

Odusanya, Olumuyiwa O.; Tayo, Olufemi O.

doi:10.1080/02841860152703472

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“…This finding is similar to the study [15]. The poor level of knowledge found in this study is in keeping with reports of other investigators [6,7,8]. In a survey of breast cancer knowledge, Uche [8] noted that only 32% of the respondents knew that a breast lump was a warning sign for breast cancer, 58.5% were unaware of the most warning signs and only 9.8% knew of methods of detecting breast cancer.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…This is consistent with other studies from developing countries and women from minority ethnic groups [13,14], whereas a study from U.K indicated that 70.0% of women were well aware of painless lump and able to identify these symptoms in their breast self-examination [12]. In Nigeria, even professional health workers such as nurses who are supposed to be leaders in breast awareness were reported to have similar low knowledge scores [7]. Odusanya and Tayo [7] found that only 27% of nurses in a tertiary health institution in Lagos, Nigeria could identify up to 3-4 risk factors for breast cancer.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…In Nigeria, even professional health workers such as nurses who are supposed to be leaders in breast awareness were reported to have similar low knowledge scores [7]. Odusanya and Tayo [7] found that only 27% of nurses in a tertiary health institution in Lagos, Nigeria could identify up to 3-4 risk factors for breast cancer. In addition, 51% of these nurses wrongly identified the use of fingertips in performing BSE.…”

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Awareness, Knowledge and Practices of Breast Cancer Prevention among Women with Family History of Breast Cancer in Ede, Osun State, Nigeria

Adelekan¹

2012

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Awareness, Knowledge and Practices of Breast Cancer Prevention among Women with Family History of Breast Cancer in Ede, Osun State, Nigeria

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2012

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“…This supports the earlier studies [13] that reported that 75.8% of women had insufficient knowledge of BSE. This is however, contrary to [7] which found out that nurses possessed adequate know- ledge of BSE.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…Asia and Africa have experienced a more rapid rise in the annual incidence rate of breast cancer than that of North America and Europe [6]. The disease has been reported to have an early onset among Nigerian women [7].…”

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Breast self examination practices among female secondary school teachers in a rural community in Oyo State, Nigeria

Faronbi¹,

Abolade²

2012

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The objective of the study was to assess female secondary school teachers' knowledge and attitude of breast self examination (BSE) and to describe the extent of practice of breast self examination among them. This study employed a descriptive design and data was collected with the aid of validated semi structured questionnaire from 100 female teachers in all the five secondary schools in Oko, Oyo State, and analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences. The result showed that 82% of the respondents were aware of breast self examination practices and their source of this information was from mass media (55%) and friends (25%). Fifty-four respondents had poor knowledge of BSE and 48% had negative attitude towards practice of BSE and majority (62%) had a low practice. The study however, revealed that majority of the respondents who practice BSE do not know what to look for. The results further showed that, there is no significant relationship between age of the respondents and their awareness (X 2 = 8.322; p = 0.0800; df = 4) and knowledge (X 2 = 14.501; p = 0.264 and df = 8) of breast self examination. This study concluded that there is poor knowledge and attitude towards BSE practice among the secondary school teachers in Oko community and with unsatisfactory practice. It therefore, suggests that breast awareness campaign and self efficacy development is important for teachers in secondary schools to aid early detection and better prognosis of breast cancer in this community, and this will have a multiplier effect on female secondary school girls.

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Breast cancer in sub‐Saharan Africa: How does it relate to breast cancer in African‐American women?

Fregene

Newman

2005

Cancer

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BACKGROUND African‐American women have had a lower incidence, yet higher mortality rate from breast cancer compared with White‐American women. African‐American women also have had a higher risk for early‐onset, high‐grade, node‐positive, and hormone receptor‐negative disease. Similar features have characterized hereditary breast cancer, prompting speculation that risk factors could be genetically transmitted. Further evaluation of this theory required the study of breast cancer among women from sub‐Saharan Africa because of their shared ancestry with African‐American women. METHODS Publications from 1988 to 2004 of English‐language literature on breast cancer in Africa were reviewed. RESULTS Women from sub‐Saharan Africa were found to have a low incidence of breast cancer. This was partly explained by a largely protective reproductive history, including late menarche, early menopause, high parity with prolonged breastfeeding, irregular menses, and fewer ovulatory cycles. The average age at diagnosis, however, was approximately 10 years younger than breast cancer patients of western nations, and disease stage distribution was shifted toward more advanced disease, which resulted in higher mortality rates. These features were found to be similar to data on breast cancer in African‐American women. Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 have been reported in African‐American women, but the extent of the contribution of BRCA1 and BRCA2 to breast cancer burden in Africa was uncertain. Limited financial resources lead to suboptimal cancer data collection, as well as delayed diagnosis and treatment of many African breast cancer patients. CONCLUSIONS Parallels between breast cancer burdens of African‐American and sub‐Saharan–African women were provocative, indicating the need for further exploration of possible genetically transmitted features related to estrogen metabolism and/or breast cancer risk. Cancer 2005. © 2005 American Cancer Society.

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Breast Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice among Nurses in Lagos, Nigeria

Cited by 133 publications

References 20 publications

Awareness, Knowledge and Practices of Breast Cancer Prevention among Women with Family History of Breast Cancer in Ede, Osun State, Nigeria

Awareness, Knowledge and Practices of Breast Cancer Prevention among Women with Family History of Breast Cancer in Ede, Osun State, Nigeria

Breast self examination practices among female secondary school teachers in a rural community in Oyo State, Nigeria

Breast cancer in sub‐Saharan Africa: How does it relate to breast cancer in African‐American women?

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