ArticleBreast cancer (Dove Medical Press)2020
Knowledge and Practice of Breast Self-Examination Among Young Women in Tertiary Education in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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- Barriers and enablers of breast cancer screening among women in East Africa: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Breast self-examination practice and its determinants among women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Perception, Awareness, Knowledge, and Attitude (PAKA) Towards Breast Cancer in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of primary care & community healthPooled it
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- Determine knowledge and belief of Somalian young women about breast cancer and breast self-examination with champion health belief model: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2022Article
- Assessing the knowledge, attitudes and barriers regarding health promotion of breast cancer among community pharmacists.Future science OA · 2022Article
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- Effect of breast cancer education based on the health belief model on knowledge, health belief, and breast self-examination among female students of Debre Markos University, Northwest Ethiopia, in 2021.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
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- Level of knowledge and practice of female healthcare providers about early detection methods of breast cancer at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialised Hospital: a cross-sectional study.Ecancermedicalscience · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundBreast cancer is the top cancer among women both in the developed and the developing world. Many deaths can be avoided if breast cancer can be detected and treated early. The practice of breast self-examination (BSE) is a convenient, no-cost tool that can be used regularly for detecting breast cancer at an early stage. Therefore, this study sought to assess the knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among young females in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
methodsInstitutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 358 females using a pre-tested and self-administered questionnaire. The data were cleaned and analyzed using SPSS version 23, and the descriptive statistics, linear and logistic regression were used for analysis. The possible predictors were identified using the odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval and a P-value of 0.05.
resultsAlmost half of 188 (52.5%) respondents had heard about breast cancer self-examination, while the media were the main source of information. The study revealed that only as little as 47 (13.1%) respondents did appropriate BSE. While confounding factors were controlled for, the linear multivariate regression analysis indicated that the healthcare providers as information sources about BSE (
conclusionThis study showed that a few females implemented regular BSE. Further implementations are needed in addressing young females, making awareness and advocacy campaigns about BSE to increase early diagnosis of breast cancer that raises the chances for successful treatment in Ethiopia.
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