Breast Cancer: Knowledge And Practice Of Breast Self Examination Among Women In Rural Community Of Ondo State, Nigeria (original) (raw)
Related papers
Jewel Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Early diagnosis and treatment remain the main effort to reduce breast cancer mortality. Breast self-examination (BSE), professional breast examination (PBE) and mammography are the most effective ways recommended worldwide to detect breast cancer at an early stage when chances of survival are the highest. Objectives: The study aimed to assess the awareness of breast cancer, awareness and practice of breast self-examination among rural women of Kwami Local Government Area in Gombe State, Nigeria. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study of 420 women was conducted. Interviewer-administered questionnaires were used to collect data that were analyzed at the univariate, bivariate, and multivariate levels using SPSS version 23.0 and the p-value of 0.05 was set to be statistically significant. Results: The mean ±SD age of respondents was 37 ± 16.1 years. Only 59.3% of respondents were aware of breast cancer. Of all the participants studied, 83.5% knew about breast self-...
PLOS ONE, 2015
Background In most resource constrained settings like Nigeria, breast self-examination self-breast examination (BSE) is culturally acceptable, religious friendly and attracts no cost. Women's knowledge and beliefs about breast cancer and its management may contribute significantly to medical help-seeking behaviours. This study aimed to assess knowledge and beliefs of BSE among market women. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 603 market women in Ibadan, Nigeria. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews and analyzed using descriptive and analytic statistical methods. Results The mean age of the respondents was 34.6±9.3 years with 40% of the women aged between 30-39years. The proportion of married women was 339 (68.5%) with 425 (70.8%) respondents reporting that they do not know how to perform BSE. However, 372 (61.7%) women strongly agreed that BSE is a method of screening for breast cancer. Highest proportion 219 (36.3%) reported that the best time for a woman to perform BSE was 'anytime'.
PubMed, 2023
The rising incidence of breast cancer (BC) in sub-Saharan Africa is aggravated by poor prognosis. Health education and several screening methods, including breast self-examination (BSE), clinical breast-examination (CBE) and mammography, have been advanced to achieve early detection and reduction in its mortality rate. This study evaluated the level of awareness and knowledge of BC and BSE amongst female students and staff of six educational institutions in Ota, Southwest Nigeria. The participants, consisting of 917 (80.79%) students and 218 (19.21%) staff, aged between 13 and 60 years, were selected using a stratified random sampling technique and categorized into age groups [adolescents (13-19 years), young adults (21-40 years) and middle-aged adults (41-60 years)] and levels of education. Data was collected via questionnaires and analysed using Epi-info software and SPSS version 20. Frequencies, percentages, regression and correlation co-efficient were calculated and used to determine the levels of association between age groups and levels of education. Mean age of the participants was 21 ± 1.7 years; over 75% were adolescents. BC and BSE awareness was 94.80% and 65.11% respectively, with 7 (0.62%) having BC. The major sources of BC and BSE information were television, health workers and internet. The average BC knowledge score of the participants was 4.06 (40.57%); it was highest among young adults, 4.31 (43.07%), and least among the adolescents, 3.88 (38.78%). The same trend was observed for BSE practice among the age groups. There was a direct relationship between BC knowledge and levels of education; the postgraduates had the highest BC knowledge score of 4.49 (44.89%) while the secondary students had the least score of 3.82 (38.12%). Similar trend was observed for BSE practice and the levels of education. Paucity of BSE knowledge largely accounted for the low BSE practice among the adolescents and secondary students. The huge gap in BC knowledge and BSE practice underscores the need for a structured health education and screening programmes in Nigerian schools to enhance prevention and early detection of BC and other ailments. BSE is free, easy to perform, and able to detect BC at earlier stage. The practice should be encouraged alongside mammography to reduce the burden and mortality rate of BC in Nigeria.
Awareness of Women about Breast Cancer in Lagos State , Nigeria
2009
This study examined the extent of awareness of women in Lagos State about breast cancer. Using a sample of 900 women that were selected using stratified sampling technique from the twenty Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the State, the study focused on questions such as whether respondents have heard about breast cancer, awareness about Breast Self Examination (BSE), practice of BSE, Awareness about clinical breast examination, awareness about signs and symptoms of breast cancer. Data were also retrieved on some demographic characteristics of the respondents, such as age, marital status, educational qualification, religion ethnic group and so on. It was found out that awareness about BSE is generally low in the State and that its level depends on a number of factors such as Educational Qualification, Age, marital status, Religion etc. Expectedly awareness is higher amongst those with tertiary education while it was lowest amongst those who have never been to school. Married women ar...
Aim: The study assessed the level of awareness on breast cancer and practice of breast self-examination among market women in Ido community, Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Study Design: It made use of a descriptive research design. Place of Study: The study was conducted at the King's market arena, Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Methodology: A sample size of hundred market women was used using a purposive sampling technique. Hundred questionnaires were printed and distributed. The instrument for data collection used for this study was a self-designed questionnaire consisting of closed and open-ended questions both in English and Yoruba languages. In cases of market women who are illiterate, the questions were read out to them. All questionnaires were collected at the spot to avoid loss and a hundred percent of distributed questionnaires were retrieved. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics i.e. the use of tables and representation in percentages, frequency count, bar chart, pie chart and histogram, thereby summarizing the data into more understandable forms. This was followed by interpretation of data. Results: It was revealed that majority (60%) of the market women claimed to be aware of breast cancer with medical personnel (51%) being the highest source of awareness with a recorded low 2 history (32%) of breast cancer. Meanwhile, majority are not aware of the causes and symptoms of breast cancer but declared it can endangered the self image of women with majority (42%) not knowing their risk of developing breast cancer. Majority (70%) has heard about breast self-examination but only few (40%) practices it regularly. Conclusion: Despite several studies done on breast cancer in Nigeria, there is still need for urgent optimization and remodeling of practices towards the prevention of breast cancer. There should be continuous awareness program on breast cancer nationwide. Breast self-examination should also be encouraged for early detection.
BMC cancer, 2006
Breast cancer is the commonest cancer among women in Nigeria and globally. In Nigeria, late presentations of breast cancer cases have also been consistent for three decades. In an environment where there is no established national screening program for breast cancer, it is pertinent to assess the knowledge of breast cancer and its early detection measures. The objective of this study therefore, was to assess rural women's level of knowledge of breast cancer and its early detection measures. The knowledge of various aspects of breast cancer; etiology, early warning signs, treatment modes and early detection measures; was assessed among women in two randomly selected health districts in Akinyele Local Government in Ibadan. The assessment was performed with the use of a self-structured validated questionnaire administered by trained interviewers to 420 women randomly selected from the two health districts. The various aspects of facts about breast cancer were scored and added toget...
BMC Women's Health
Background Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide, and its incidence is increasing, particularly in low-medium-income countries (LMICs). Evidence shows that breast self-examination (BSE) is culturally acceptable, religiously friendly and inexpensive. This study assessed BC risk perception, knowledge and breast self-examination practices among market women in Ondo State, Nigeria. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among market women in 3 selected markets in Owo. A semi-structured interview-based questionnaire was used to collect data. The instrument consisted of five sections based on the objective of the study. Selection of the study participants was done using a multistage sampling technique. The test–retest method was used to determine the reliability of the instrument. Participants knowledge and practices were categorised into good (≥ 50% total score) and poor (< 50% total score) while risk perception was grouped i...
International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2015
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women globally and has become an issue of public health importance. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) GLOBOCAN 2012, 1.7 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012. 1 It was responsible for approximately half a million deaths in women worldwide in 2012, affecting both developed and developing countries. This represented a marked increase of 20 % in incidence and 14% in mortality compared to 2008 estimates. 1,2 Although the incidence rates vary from less than 40 per 100,000 in most developing regions like Africa and Asia to greater than 80 per 100,000 in developed climes like western Europe and North America, there has been a recent disturbing trend of rising breast cancer incidence in African countries. 2,3 In Nigeria, a recent review of cancer registries reported a 100% increase in the incidence of breast cancer in women within the last decade, rising from 24.7 per 100,000 in 1998-1999 to 54.3 per 100,000 in 2009 to 2010. 4 The rising incidence and mortality from breast cancer in developing countries is a cause of concern to governments and policy makers.
The increase of breast cancer incidence and late presentation has risen four times for about four decades. Early detection has been shown to reduce cancer mortality. This study investigated the predictive factors of BSE screening and knowledge of breast cancer screening among women in Nnewi North Local Government Area. Demographic variables of age, level of education, place of residence, and knowledge of breast cancer screening were considered. The sample consisted of 425 women. Multistage sampling technique was adopted for the study. Inclusion criteria: females aged 15-69 irrespective of marital status, residing at the study area; exclusion criteria: females aged 15-69 irrespective of marital status, not residing at the study area. A pretested researcher's developed Breast Cancer Screening Questionnaire (BCSQ) was the instrument for collection of data. Its reliability was established through Split Half Test and Spearman Brown Correlation Coefficient which yielded 0.94. Data obtained were subjected to descriptive statistics and analyzed using Chi-square and Fishers Exact Tests. Probability value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The result showed that majority (63.7%) had good knowledge of breast cancer screening methods. Most women (89.2%) were more conversant with BSE. Practice of BSE was high (79.7%). Significant predictors of BSE were age (P=0.001), level of education (P=0.011),and place of residence (P=0.001).
The study determined the knowledge of manifestations and preventive strategies of breast cancer among women in Imo East Senatorial District of Imo State with a view to identifying the variables associated with the knowledge of these women about breast cancer. Ten purposes, ten research questions and eight hypotheses guided the study. A descriptive survey design was used for this study. The area of study for this research is Imo East Senatorial District of Imo State. The population of the study comprised women from 40 years and above in Imo East Senatorial District of Imo State, including teachers, traders and farmers. The sample size for this study comprised 500 female teachers, female traders and female farmers in Imo East Senatorial District of Imo State. The data required for this study were collected with a structured test instrument which was designed by the researcher and titled "knowledge of manifestations" and "preventive measures of breast cancer". The reliability coefficient of the instruments were found to be 0.75 and 0.79 respectively. Research questions were answered with mean. Hypotheses were tested using analysis of variance (ANOVA). The women generally had on the average adequate knowledge of the manifestations of breast cancer. Generally, the women had adequate knowledge of the preventive measures of breast cancer. Based on the findings the following conclusions and recommendations were made among others; Wider out-reach for women needs to be achieved and not only women who are married that should be exposed to education on breast cancer.