ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2021
Husbands' Knowledge of Breast Cancer and Their Wives' Attitudes and Practices Related to Breast Cancer Screening in Saudi Arabia: Cross-sectional Online Survey.
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- Factors Determining Women's Attitudes and Knowledge Toward Breast Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Spousal perceptions and their role in promoting breast cancer screening: a focus group study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Do women with a history of breast cancer recommend risk-based breast cancer screening? An in-depth interview study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- A psychometric analysis for the adaptation of the comprehensive breast cancer knowledge test for the male population: a methodological study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Stigma related to breast cancer among women and men: The case of the Druze minority in Israel.Journal of health psychology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite Saudi Arabia's free and well-established cancer care program, breast cancer incidence and mortality are rising. Husbands' knowledge, and wives' attitudes and practices related to breast cancer screening are not well understood in Saudi Arabia.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate husbands' knowledge, and wives' attitudes and practices related to breast cancer screening in Saudi Arabia.
methodsThis cross-sectional study collected data from 403 husbands in the holy city of Makkah through an online self-reported questionnaire over a period of 2 months, from May 6 to July 7, 2020. Tabulation, bivariate, and multiple regression analyses were the major tools used for data analysis. Multivariate logistic regressions were used to examine the association between husbands' knowledge and wives' behavior regarding breast cancer screening methods.
resultsHusbands' knowledge score (a 1-point increase) was significantly associated with the wives' utilization of mammograms (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.089, 95% CI 1.024-1.159) and breast self-examination (AOR 1.177, 95% CI 1.105-1.255). Husbands' knowledge also influenced the wives' attitudes toward learning about breast self-examination (AOR 1.138, 95% CI 1.084-1.195). There was no significant association between husbands' knowledge and wives' utilization of clinical breast examination. However, richer husbands showed a socioeconomic gradient concerning their wives' utilization of clinical breast examinations (AOR 2.603, 95% CI 1.269-5.341).
conclusionsOverall, husbands' knowledge of breast cancer influences wives' attitudes and practices related to breast cancer screening methods in Saudi Arabia. Thus, interventions delivered to husbands might increase breast cancer awareness and survival.
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