Breast Cancer Awareness among Egyptian Women and the Impact of Caring for Patients with Breast Cancer on Family Caregivers’ Knowledge and Behaviour
| Autor: | Mona K. Jomaa, Amrou Shaaban, Obai M. Alsalhani, Ahmad Rachid, Sali K. Albarouki, May A. Shawki, Ahmed H. Abdelaziz |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
education.field_of_study
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test Family caregivers business.industry screening Population Breast cancer awareness Cancer General Medicine Affect (psychology) medicine.disease lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens lcsh:RC254-282 Individual risk factors Breast cancer breast cancer Family medicine medicine Mammography awareness family caregivers education business egypt |
| Zdroj: | Research in Oncology, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2357-0695 2357-0687 |
| Popis: | Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Egyptian females. Most patients present at a late stage with subsequent poor outcomes. Aim: To study the awareness of breast cancer, its risk factors and screening. To investigate the impact of caring for a family member with breast cancer on the awareness and future attitudes of caregivers. Methods: The study included 704 females divided into two groups. A non-caregivers group including 248 participants representing the general population and a caregivers group including 456 family caregivers of breast cancer patients. We used a questionnaire comprised of 45 questions assessing four domains: individual risk factors, awareness of risk factors, awareness of screening, and the practice of and barriers to screening. Those who answered more than 50% of the questions correctly were considered to have good knowledge. Results: Sixty-nine percent of participants showed poor knowledge of risk factors. In the screening awareness domain, only 44% of participants scored >50% indicating defective knowledge. Caregivers attained significantly higher scores in all domains (p < 0.001). Yet, the overall assessment showed poor knowledge in both groups. Only 3% of non-caregivers and 19% of caregivers performed mammography (p < 0.001); while 11% and 38%, respectively, underwent breast self-examination (p < 0.001). Higher education level was associated with significantly better knowledge (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Breast cancer knowledge among Egyptian females is deficient. The level of education and caring for a breast cancer patient significantly affect the level of knowledge and attitude towards screening. There is a need to implement a comprehensive national awareness and screening programme. |
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