Assessment of knowledge on breast self-examination among female adolescent: a cross-sectional study (original) (raw)
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Journal of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
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KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION (BSE) AMONG FEMALES IN A RURAL AREA OF SOUTH INDIA
National Journal of Community Medicine, 2013
Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide and it can be detected at an early stage through breast self-examination (BSE) which increases chances of survival. The study was aimed to assess knowledge and practice of breast self examination among females in a rural area of South India. Materials and methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among a total sample of 314 women in rural area of South India. Females were interviewed using interviewer administered questionnaires to obtain information on their socio demographic characteristics, knowledge and practice of breast self-examination. Data were entered using SPSS 13.01. Results: In the present study, 30.89% women were in the age group 31-40 yrs. Most of the women (71.34 %) were married. Most of the women (44.27%) had secondary education and 13.69% were illiterate. Only 30.89% of the women were aware of breast self-examination. In the study only 22.61% of the females had ever checked their breast. The level of awareness of breast self examination was highest among those aged 51- 60 years. Awareness of breast self examination was found to be significantly associated with educational attainment. Conclusion: The level of knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among female is unacceptably low. Efforts should be made to increase level of knowledge and practice of breast self-examination through health education programmes.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2014
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Breast Self- Examination amongWomen in Bangladesh
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Knowledge and Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Females in Kolar, Bhopal
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2014
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Breast cancer (BC) is considered as one of the most prevalent cancers among women in Bangladesh. The aim of the present study was to investigate the knowledge about BC, risk factor prevalence and breast selfexamination (BSE) practices among female populations of Bangladesh. After taking verbal consent, 1051 females of age ≥20 years from different districts of Bangladesh were interviewed using a pre-tested questionnaire in 2015. Among the respondents, three-forth (77.74%) knew (heard or read) about BC and their main source of information was electronic media (74.54%). Most of them could identify at least one sign and symptom (73.93%) and one risk factor of BC (71.55%). But only 34.16% and 52.14% correctly identified at least one option for early detection and treatment, respectively. Although early screening of BC was very important according to 58.90% respondents and BSE procedure was known to 21.69%, only 13.13% actually performed BSE. Major risk factors prevailing among the respon...
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