ArticleSultan Qaboos University medical journal2020
Awareness of Breast Cancer Risk Factors, Symptoms and Breast Self-Examination Among Omani Female Teachers: A cross-sectional study.
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- High Number of Familial Breast Cancer Cases in the Arabian Gulf Countries: Investigating the Reasons.Breast cancer : basic and clinical research · 2022Article
- Analysis of Knowledge About Male Breast Cancer Among Patients at Tertiary Medical Center.American journal of men's healthArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aimed to assess knowledge of breast cancer (BC) risk factors, warning signs and symptoms and breast self-examination (BSE) practice among Omani female teachers in Al-Dhahira Governorate.
methodsA cross-sectional sample of female teachers aged 20-50 years was collected from January to December 2018 from three
resultsA total of 478 female teachers were included in the study (response rate: 72.4%). The majority of participants (60.5%) had good overall knowledge about BC while 19.9% of participants had excellent overall knowledge. Only 9% of participants demonstrating excellent knowledge of BC risk factors. More than half of the participants (56.1%) reported excellent knowledge in screening methods. Unfortunately, only 57% of the female teachers indicated practising BSE. Knowledge of BC symptoms was closely divided between excellent and good levels (45.8 and 42.5%, respectively). BSE practice was significantly (
conclusionThis study revealed unsatisfactory overall knowledge of BC risk factors, symptoms, screening methods and BSE practice among female Omani teachers in Al-Dhahira Governorate. These findings constitute a challenge to healthcare providers to continue developing awareness of BC and providing health information to the public.
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