Breast cancer screening practice and its associated factors among women in Kersa District, Eastern Ethiopia

Abstract

IntroductionBreast cancer is one of the most common cancers and cause of death among women globally. Mortality due to breast cancer was higher in lower (LMICs) and middle-income countries than high income countries (HICs) mostly due to lack of timely detection and treatment. There was limited evidence related to breast cancer screening practice among women in Eastern Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess breast cancer screening practice and its associated factors among women in this area.MethodsA community based descriptive cross-sectional study design was conducted among 422 randomly selected women in Kersa district, Eastern Ethiopia using systematic sampling. Data were collected using pretested interviewer administered questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to analyse the association between the dependent and independent variables.ResultsThe overall breast cancer screening practice among women was 6.9%. Women with the age of 26 years and above were 2.3 times more likely to have breast cancer screening practice as compared to women with age of 20-25 years (AOR=2.3; 95% CI: 1.4, 3.7), and women who had good knowledge on breast cancer risk factors were 3.4 times more likely to had breast cancer screening as compared to their counterpart (AOR=3.4; 95% CI: 1.3, 9.4). The women who had ever heard about breast cancer screening were 2.8 times more likely to have breast cancer screening as compared to those who had never heard about breast cancer screening (AOR=2.8; 95% CI: 1.2, 6.5).ConclusionThe overall breast cancer screening practice was very low among women in the study area. Age and women's knowledge towards breast cancer risk factors and breast cancer screening information were identified as important factors for breast cancer screening practice.

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“…Whereas this finding is significantly higher than a study conducted in Kersa District, Eastern Ethiopia (6.9%). 12 This may be due to demographic differences as Kersa is a rural district.…”

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“…6 However, in Ethiopia, breast cancer screening practice among women was only 6.9%. 10 Different studies conclude this may be due to lack of uniform information, education, and communication about the breast cancer disease, and screening methods were found to be a public health challenge. 11 In addition, only 12.1% monthly in Kafa, southwest Ethiopia in 2015, 12 and only 14.4% of health extension workers (HEWs) in West Gojam practiced BSE regularly; 13 one-third of the participants (33.7%) only practiced regularly in 2017 by health professionals in Addis Ababa.…”

“…2 Factors contributing to the low level of BSE practices as identified by different literatures where knowledge of BSE and breast cancer, income, 14 level of education, 17,23 ever heard about BSE, 15 perception factors and others. 10,16,23 However, all these studies neglected female teachers in a school setting and did not test the health belief model to identify perceptions of this population group.…”

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“…Two essential strategies for early detection include early diagnosis and screening [6]. An important aspect of early diagnosis includes increasing awareness of early signs of cancer among doctors, nurses, other health professionals, and the general population [7]. Screening, on the other hand, includes the use of simple tests to identify people with cancer even before symptoms appear [8].…”

“…Screening, on the other hand, includes the use of simple tests to identify people with cancer even before symptoms appear [8]. Self-examination, clinical examination of the breast, and mammography are well-known screening methods for breast cancer [6] [7].…”