Breast Cancer

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“…The results also showed that the family history of breast cancer significantly improves the level of knowledge of participants. Similar study findings were reported in the study conducted by Tuyen, D. Q.et al [13] showed that the participants who had history of breast-related diseases had sufficient overall BSE knowledge compared to those who did not.…”

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“…The first major strategy is to assess breast cancer awareness and knowledge, as well as breast self-examination, among vulnerable women, particularly those in low-income and resource-constrained situations. The second major strategy is to help raise breast selfexamination among vulnerable women, particularly those in low-income and resourceconstrained situations [13].…”

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Breast Self-examination: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Female College Students

Paulsamy

Alshahrani

Qureshi

et al. 2021

JPRI

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In low–middle-income countries, breast self-examination (BSE) is a simple, practicable, and appropriate tool for breast cancer screening. The goal of this study was to analyze female college students' knowledge and practice of BSE. A cross-sectional study of 200 female students was done using a convenient sampling technique. The self administered questionnaire with the socio-demographic data, questions about knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding BSE was used to collect the data among the female college students of an educational institution. The descriptive and inferential statistics was used to analyse the data. The results show that the level of knowledge on BSE among 77% of the girls was inadequate and 61% of them had negative practice towards BSE. Despite the good attitude (69%) about BSE, there was inadequate knowledge and practice. The participants' age and family history of breast cancer was positively associated with their attitude (p = 0.01) and knowledge (p= 0.05) respectively. The study recommends the mass awareness campaigns related to BSE and early detection of breast cancer to be given to improve the knowledge, attitude and practice of the women and thereby reduce the related morbidity and mortality.

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Breast Self-examination: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Female College Students

Paulsamy

Alshahrani

Qureshi

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“…Clinical Breast Examination (CBE) and Mammography are now the mainstays for early detection of breast cancer [10]. However, these technologies such as mammography screening are too expensive and out of reach of millions of women around the world and in developing countries in particular [11]. As such for many women in poor resourced settings, regular BSE is a critical strategy in early detection of breast cancer and cure, especially in resource limited settings [12, 13] like Ghana.…”

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Assessment of knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among reproductive age women in Akatsi South district of Volta region of Ghana

Dadzi

Adam

2019

PLoS ONE

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BackgroundBreast cancer is the primary cause of cancer death among women globally, responsible for about 425,000 deaths in 2010. This study assessed the awareness, knowledge and practices of breast self-examination as a method of prevention and early diagnosis of breast cancer among reproductive aged women in Akatsi South district in Volta region of Ghana.MethodsThis study was a cross-sectional study involving 385 women between the ages of 15–49 years. Data were collected with a structured questionnaire and variables included socio-demographic characteristics, breast cancer knowledge, breast self-examination knowledge and practice. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze and present the data and chi square test of significance was used to determine association between socio-demographic variable and practice of breast self-examination.ResultsThe mean age of the women was 24.54±7.19. Only 3.1% of women had no formal education and 58.9% were single. Although 88.3% of the respondents were aware of breast cancer, 64.9% of the respondents had good or sufficient knowledge of breast cancer and only 94(37.6%) practice BSE. Over 50% of the respondents did not know how to perform BSE. There was a significant association between knowledge on breast cancer and practice of BSE (χ2 = 36.218 p = 0.000). The higher the age of a participant, the lower practice of breast self-examination and this was significant (χ2 = 11.324, p = 0.003).ConclusionBreast self-examination is a key strategy to early detection of breast cancer and subsequently critical for effective treatment and cure of the disease. The findings in this study have shown significant low levels of awareness and practice of breast self-examination among women in Akatsi South district of the Volta region. This pattern may be similar to other rural communities across the region. The need to create awareness and to educate women, especially rural women, on importance of breast self-examination as preventive measure for breast cancer is paramount.

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Effect of breast self-examination training and follow-up program using health belief model on Turkish women’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices: A randomized controlled study

Yıldırım

Akince

2022

International Journal of Health Promotion and Education

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Abstract: The etiology and pathophysiology of breast cancer are described, followed by a detailed survey of current and emerging drug therapies.

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Breast Self-examination: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Female College Students

Breast Self-examination: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Female College Students

Assessment of knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among reproductive age women in Akatsi South district of Volta region of Ghana

Effect of breast self-examination training and follow-up program using health belief model on Turkish women’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices: A randomized controlled study

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