What Is the Current State of Awareness, Knowledge, and Attitudes Toward Breast Cancer? A Cross-Sectional Survey Among Health and Non-health College Students.

Autor:	Islam MA; Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., AlShayban DM; Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Nisa ZU; Faculty of Pharmacy, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan., Al-Hawaj GAM; College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Al-Eid GHA; College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Alenazi AMM; College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Malik Z; Department of Urology, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan., Maqsood MB; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center-Eastern Region, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.; King Saud Bin AbdulAziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia., Ishaqui AA; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center-Eastern Region, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.; King Saud Bin AbdulAziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Pharmacy, Iqra University, Karachi, Pakistan., Akbar Z; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center-Eastern Region, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Medicine, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Pharmacy, King Faisal General Hospital, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Obstetric and Gyneacology, Ministry of National Guard Health Affiars, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia., Iqbal MS; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia., Hossain MA; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Al-Qunfudah Medical College, Umm Al Qura University, Al Qunfudah, Saudi Arabia., Alnuhait M; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia., Haseeb A; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2022 May 06; Vol. 10, pp. 838579. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 06 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.3389/fpubh.2022.838579
Abstrakt:	Objective: To document breast cancer (BC) knowledge, awareness, and attitudes among female undergraduate students studying at health and non-health colleges. Methods: A 3-month cross-sectional study was conducted among female undergraduate students studying at health and non-health subject colleges affiliated to a public university. Convenience sampling was employed, and a previously validated questionnaire available in English and Arabic languages was used. Multiple linear regression was used to report the predictors of BC knowledge. A two-tailed p -value of < 0.05 was considered significant. The study was approved by an ethics committee. Results: A total of 506 responses were analyzed. The mean knowledge score was 13.98 ± 4.1. The findings of the surveyed students suggested that more than 55% of the students had an acceptable level of knowledge. By education sector, approximately 70% and 40% of health and non-health college students, respectively, had an acceptable level of knowledge. The mean difference in knowledge scores between students of health and non-health colleges was significant ( p < 0.001) as students at health colleges had a higher score. Age, college type and the presence of the disease in family/relatives were significant predictors of students' BC knowledge ( p < 0.05). Conclusion: By comparing it with previous evidence, the knowledge of BC has improved. The role of awareness campaigns as an information medium for students from non-health backgrounds is greatly appreciated. Moreover, the internet and electronic media have emerged as new sources of information for non-health college students, and therefore, more efforts are needed to utilize this medium in empowering this student population in understanding of this disease. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2022 Islam, AlShayban, Nisa, Al-Hawaj, Al-Eid, Alenazi, Malik, Maqsood, Ishaqui, Akbar, Iqbal, Hossain, Alnuhait and Haseeb.)
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