Women s' perception on role of breast self-examination in early breast cancer detection

Autor:	Uzma Kausar, Amir Ahmad, Muhammad Sohail Anjum Noor, Areeba Sohail
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	Breast cancer Awareness Diagnosis Breast Self-Examination Medicine
Zdroj:	Journal of University Medical & Dental College, Vol 14, Iss 3 (2023)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2221-7827 2310-5542
DOI:	10.37723/jumdc.v14i3.827
Popis:	BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: A good knowledge of the predictive and precepting factors can reduce the risk of breast cancer. This study aimed to assess female patients' knowledge of breast cancer, self-examination techniques, and other screening methods. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out at the territory care hospital Khurrianwala Faisalabad, including 500 women attending the outpatient department from June 2022 to November 2022 after taking informed consent. Data collected by filling out a validated questionnaire was analyzed through SPSS software version 22.0. Relationships between categorical variables were tested by using the chi-square test, and a p
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