Knowledge, attitude, and practice of breast self-examination among female undergraduate medical students in Poonch Medical College, Azad Kashmir

Autor: Arslaan Javaeed, Irum Rasheed, Faiza Shafqat
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0030-9982
DOI: 10.47391/JPMA.1046
Popis: Abstract A cross-sectional observational study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of breast self-examination (BSE) among female undergraduate medical students in Poonch Medical College, Azad Kashmir. Out of 306 respondents, 250 completed the 16-item questionnaire (response rate of 81.7%). The correlations between knowledge, attitude, and practice were observed. Out of the total 250 respondents, 180 (72.0%) had ever heard of BSE, and 62 (24.8%) had performed BSE. The most important source of information regarding BSE was ‘internet’, which delivered knowledge to 64 (25.6%) students. The majority 200 (80%) thought that publicity and campaigns can motivate students to perform BSE. There was mild uphill correlation between knowledge and attitude, and knowledge and practice (p
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