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- Title
KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE ON BREAST SELF EXAMINATION AMONG FEMALES IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA.
- Authors
RIDWAN, Elham Murad; MEHMET, Nimetcan; ÜNAL, Egemen; MOLLAHALİLOĞLU, Salih
- Abstract
Breast self-examination (BSE) is recommended by the World Health Organization for resource-limited countries for the early detection and management of breast cancer. This study will assess the knowledge attitude, and practice of breast self-examination among adult females living in Addis Ababa. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in March 2022 among adult females in Addis Ababa. Structured questionnaires were entered into Google form and then shared using different social media, 302 participants were obtained. IBM SPSS version 26 was used for analysis. The total score for knowledge and attitude was 18 and 5 respectively, those who scored above average were considered as having good knowledge and attitude. 60.6%of participants were between the age of twenty and forty, and 62.2% of respondents were graduated from high school or undergraduate level. Knowledge of the respondents about breast cancer was significantly different by religion (p<0.001), educational level (p<0.001), and profession (p<0.001). Those who perform BSE were having good knowledge about breast cancer compared with those who did not perform. Socio-demographic characteristics of participants were not significantly related to the attitude towards breast cancer. BSE showed a significant association with educational level and profession. 22.6% of participants had good knowledge regarding BSE, the majority of respondents had knowledge about signs and symptoms but the least of respondents had knowledge about the risk factor of breast cancer. 69.9% had a good attitude toward BSE, 48.7% of respondents had performed BSE in the previous year and among them, 19.46% practiced monthly, the major reason for not performing BSE was lack of technique to perform.
- Subjects
ETHIOPIA; BREAST tumor risk factors; BREAST self-examination; CROSS-sectional method; SOCIAL media; COMMUNITIES; MANN Whitney U Test; HEALTH literacy; PATIENTS' attitudes; ATTITUDES toward illness; RISK assessment; HEALTH attitudes; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; DATA analysis software; WOMEN'S health; EDUCATIONAL attainment; RELIGION
- Publication
ESTUDAM Public Health Journal, 2022, Vol 7, Issue 3, p521
- ISSN
2564-6311
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.35232/estudamhsd.1114454