Practice of Breast Self-Examination and Knowledge of Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
| Autor: | Amira Matareek, Elizabeth F. Omotoso, Olabode E. Omotoso, Sucheta Malakar, Ghadier Matariek, Ghada Mahmoud Abdul-Rafee, Nabanita Chutia |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Population breast self-examination Breast cancer screening Cancer screening medicine education early detection african women Survival rate RC254-282 Breast self-examination Cervical cancer education.field_of_study medicine.diagnostic_test Obstetrics business.industry Cancer Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens medicine.disease cancer screening Marital status Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 business knowledge |
| Zdroj: | SciMedicine Journal, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 219-229 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2704-9833 |
| Popis: | The burden of breast and cervical cancer is increasing exponentially, especially among women in low- and mid-income countries. Early detection, hinged on screening uptake is a key to higher survival rate and managing cancer outcome. The present study assessed Nigerians and Egyptians’ knowledge of breast self-examination (BSE) and breast and cervical cancer screening. A cross-sectional questionnaire was utilized to obtain 1,006 respondents via a convenient sampling method. The mean age of respondents was 30.43 ± 6.69. About one-third of participants had good knowledge (> 66%) of breast cancer screening (42%), cervical cancer screening (44%) and BSE practice (36%). Age range (26–40 years), educational level (tertiary), and marital status were demographic data that influenced knowledge level. The screening uptake among the studied population is very poor as only (11%) had ever been screened and only (2.2%) ever vaccinated. The major reasons for poor screening uptake were “no awareness of where to be screened” and “no symptoms”. Assessing the knowledge and uptake level of African women through studies like this is crucial in identifying the loopholes in the fight against cancer. More efforts are required for promoting the utilization of cancer screening services, HPV vaccination, and BSE practice among African women. Doi: 10.28991/SciMedJ-2021-0303-3 Full Text: PDF |
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