Level of awareness of mammography among women attending outpatient clinics in a teaching hospital in Ibadan, South-West Nigeria
| Autor: | Millicent Olubunmi Obajimi, A O Oluwasola, Chinwe E Ukaigwe, Adenike Temitayo Adeniji-Sofoluwe, Oku S Bassey, O. A. Mosuro, Babatunde Adedokun, Temitope O Soyemi, Folasade Adegoke, Eric Okechukwu Umeh, IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi, Idiat Ogungbade, Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, Titilola S. Akingbola |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Adolescent Cross-sectional study Population Psychological intervention Nigeria Breast Neoplasms Health Promotion Ambulatory Care Facilities Interviews as Topic Young Adult Breast cancer Age Distribution Medicine Mammography Outpatient clinic Humans Women Genetic Predisposition to Disease education Breast self-examination Aged Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Communications Media Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Breast Self-Examination Awareness Middle Aged medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Socioeconomic Factors Family medicine Female Biostatistics business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| Popis: | Background Mammography has been used in developed countries with considerable success but very little is known about this imaging modality in low resource settings. This study examined the level of awareness of mammography and determined factors influencing the level of awareness. Methods We conducted a hospital based cross sectional study to investigate the level of awareness of mammography among 818 randomly selected women attending the General Outpatient clinics (GOP) of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Nigeria. Independent predictors of level of awareness of mammography were identified using multiple logistic regression analysis. Results The proportion of women who ever heard of mammography was 5%, and they demonstrated poor knowledge of the procedure. Those with primary or secondary levels of education were about three times less likely to be aware of mammography when compared with those with tertiary level of education (OR = 0.3, 95% CI, 0.12 – 0.73). Also, participation in community breast cancer prevention activities (OR = 3.4, 95% CI, 1.39 – 8.36), and previous clinical breast examination (OR = 2.34, 95% CI, 1.10 – 4.96) independently predicted mammography awareness. Newspapers and magazines appeared to be the most important sources of information about mammography screening. Conclusion The level of awareness of mammography is poor among women attending outpatient clinics in the studied population. Interventions promoting awareness of this screening procedure should give particular attention to the illiterate and older women while clinicians performing breast examinations should utilize the opportunity to inform women about the mammography procedure. Promotion of educational articles on breast cancer and its screening methods via media remains vital for the literate. |
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