Status of Breast Self Examination Among Health Professsional Of Abia State University Teaching Hospital

Mbanaso, AU; Adisa, AC; Onuoha, Chidinma; Mbanaso, CI

doi:10.4314/jeca.v4i1.30918

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“…About 55.4% of respondents in this study practiced BSE, but only 28.5% of them practiced it monthly. Our findings were higher than that of an Iranian and Egyptian (AbdelFattah et al, 2000;Haji-Mahmoodi et al, 2002) and lower than in other Malay and Congo samples (Chee et al, 2003;Mbanaso et al, 2005). Additionally, amongst this study samples, newspapers and magazines were found the most common source of information on breastself examination (BSE) followed by information from medical health personnel.…”

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confidence: 69%

Exploration of Barriers to Breast-Self Examination among Urban Women in Shah Alam, Malaysia: A Cross Sectional Study

Al-Dubai¹,

Ganasegeran²,

Alabsi³

et al. 2012

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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confidence: 69%

Exploration of Barriers to Breast-Self Examination among Urban Women in Shah Alam, Malaysia: A Cross Sectional Study

Al-Dubai¹,

Ganasegeran²,

Alabsi³

et al. 2012

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…Of all the teachers (307), only 111 (36.2%) had ever practiced BSE but only 27.6% were doing it monthly and this is less than the figure reported from a study by Mbanaso et al (2005) found that 84.0% of their study population practiced BSE, however only 47.9% of them performed it monthly. Variables such as higher level of education and years of service were not significant determinants of BSE practice in this study; age was significantly related to BSE practice and practice of BSE increased significantly with age from among those who were 20-29 years to those who were 40 years and above.…”

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confidence: 66%

Breast cancer knowledge and screening practices among female secondary schools teachers in an urban local government area, Ibadan, Nigeria

Ayoola¹,

Oyedunni²

2016

J. Public Health Epidemiol.

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Breast cancer a major public health challenge is often associated with high morbidity which often times is not unconnected with poor knowledge and screening practices. Teachers who are seen as role model are the key stakeholders in prevention of breast cancer (BC). However their knowledge and screening practices have not been fully explored. Therefore this study was designed to investigate knowledge of breast cancer and screening practices of female Senior Secondary (SS) school teachers in an urban local government area of Ibadan, Nigeria. The study was cross-sectional in design and it involved all the 411 female teachers in SS school. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to assess breast cancer awareness, knowledge of BC; self reported practice of Self Breast Examination (SBE), Clinical Breast Examination (CBE) and Mammography as well as factors influencing screening practices. Knowledge of BC was measured using a 30-point scale categorized into poor 0-14, fair 15-21, and good 22-30 knowledge respectively. Respondents' mean age and years of service were 39.8±8.5 and 12.0±8.5 years respectively. About two-thirds (79.8%) were married, 70.0% had first degrees and 46.0% masters degrees. Majority (93.2%) had heard of BC and the main sources of information were television (66.4%) and radio (42.0%); 76.2% claimed to have heard about SBE, 10.7% knew the appropriate age for commencing SBE. One hundred and eleven (36.2%) had ever practiced SBE and only 27.6% of these examined their breast monthly. Of the 73 and 163 respondents who have heard of mammography and CBE 1.6 and 4.6% had ever gone for either of the screening respectively. The mean knowledge score of BC was 8.8 ± 4.5. About 86.3% had poor knowledge, 13.0% had fair knowledge and 0.7% had good knowledge of BC. Some respondents believed that BC could be cured (42.3%) and 64.5% believed that BC was a disease of young girls. Almost thirty five percent (34.8%) did not practice BC screening because they did not know how it is done. There was no statistically significant difference in the knowledge of BC and the age of respondents. Knowledge and screening practice for BC is low among the respondents. There is a need to organize series of health education programmes aimed at improving knowledge of breast cancer and screening practices.

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“…In our present study, since the response options were presented two ways to identify the time period on a monthly basis, two BSE frequencies were demonstrated separately. In this detailed calculation, women only practiced BSE on a monthly basis were found 9.5%, and those performed BSE regularly based on time (Mbanaso et al, 2005). In another study, only 10.2% Turkish women performed BSE regularly on a monthly basis, whereas 29.5% had practiced this method by themselves irregularly (Dundar et al, 2006).…”

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Predictors Affecting Breast Self-Examination Practice among Turkish Women

Doğaner

Aydoğan²,

Kılbaş³

et al. 2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer among females in Turkey. Predictors affecting the breast self-examination (BSE) performance vary in developing countries. Objective: To determine the frequency of BSE performance and predictors of self-reported BSEs among women in the capital city of Turkey. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 376 Turkish women using a selfadministered questionnaire covering socio-demographic variables and BSE-related features. Results: Of the participants, 78.7% (N=296) reported practicing BSE, whereas 9.5% (N=28) were implementing BSE regularly on a monthly basis, and only 5.7% (N=17) were performing BSE regularly within a week after each menstrual cycle. Multivariate logistic regression modeling revealed that BSE performance was more likely in younger age groups [20-39 years] (p=0.018, OR=3.215) and [40-49 years] (p=0.009, OR=3.162), women having a family history of breast disease (p=0.038, OR=2.028), and housewives (p=0.013, OR=0.353). Conclusions: Although it appears that the rates of BSE performers are high, the number of women conducting appropriate BSE on a regular time interval basis is lower than expected. Younger age groups, family history of breast diseases and not being employed were identified as significant predictors of practicing BSE appropriately. Older age and employment were risk factors for not performing BSE in this sample.

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Status of Breast Self Examination Among Health Professsional Of Abia State University Teaching Hospital

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Exploration of Barriers to Breast-Self Examination among Urban Women in Shah Alam, Malaysia: A Cross Sectional Study

Exploration of Barriers to Breast-Self Examination among Urban Women in Shah Alam, Malaysia: A Cross Sectional Study

Breast cancer knowledge and screening practices among female secondary schools teachers in an urban local government area, Ibadan, Nigeria

Predictors Affecting Breast Self-Examination Practice among Turkish Women

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