ArticleBMC public health2022
Women's awareness of breast cancer symptoms: a national cross-sectional study from Palestine.
Article in BMC public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed.
- Impact of breast reconstruction on quality of life among women after mastectomy.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2025Article
- Differences in seeking breast cancer care between screening eligible versus ineligible Palestinian women.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- MammoViT: A Custom Vision Transformer Architecture for Accurate BIRADS Classification in Mammogram Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Breast Cancer Knowledge and Associated Behaviors in Northern Borders, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2024Article
- Article
- Barriers to Timely Seeking of Breast Cancer Care Among Palestinian Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.JCO global oncology · 2024Article
- Myths and common misbeliefs about cervical cancer causation among Palestinian women: a national cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Myths and Common Misbeliefs About Colorectal Cancer Causation in Palestine: A National Cross-Sectional Study.JCO global oncology · 2024Article
- Factors Influencing Breast Cancer Awareness in Rural Southwest China: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of women's health · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards breast self-examination among women: a web based community study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Article
- Common myths and misconceptions about breast cancer causation among Palestinian women: a national cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Breast cancer knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among Palestinian female, West Bank: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Article
- Perceived barriers to early presentation and symptom-specific time to seek medical advice for possible colorectal cancer symptoms among Palestinians.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Applications of nanotechnologies for miRNA-based cancer therapeutics: current advances and future perspectives.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Review
- Identifying Priorities and Needs to Improve Oncology Research in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
- Adherence to Self - Care Practice Among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Using the Theory of Planned Behavior and Health Belief Model at Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals of Amhara Region, Ethiopia: Mixed Method.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
- Awareness of Palestinian Women About Breast Cancer Risk Factors: A National Cross-Sectional Study.JCO global oncology · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
33 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundEarly diagnosis is crucial to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with breast cancer (BC). Awareness of BC symptoms plays a key role in this. This study aimed to evaluate the Palestinian women's awareness of BC symptoms and determine factors associated with good awareness.
methodsThis was a national cross-sectional study conducted from July 2019 to March 2020 in Palestine. Convenience sampling was used to recruit adult women from hospitals, primary healthcare centers, and public spaces located in 11 governorates. A translated-into-Arabic version of the validated BC awareness measure was utilized for data collection. The awareness level was categorized based on the number of symptoms recognized into: poor (0 to 4), fair (5 to 9), and good (10 to 13).
resultsOf 6269 approached, 5434 participants completed the questionnaire (response rate = 86.7%). A total of 5257 questionnaires were included in the analysis: 2551 from the Gaza Strip and 2706 from the West Bank and Jerusalem (WBJ). Participants living in the WBJ were more likely to be older, have higher monthly income, and suffer from more chronic diseases than participants living in the Gaza Strip. The most frequently identified BC symptom was 'lump or thickening in the breast' (n = 4887, 92.9%) followed by 'lump or thickening under the armpit' (n = 4394, 83.6%). The least frequently identified symptoms were 'pulling in of the nipple' (n = 2665, 50.7%) and 'change in the position of the nipple' (n = 2710, 51.6%). A total of 2191 participants (41.7%) demonstrated good awareness of BC symptoms. Participants from the Gaza Strip were more likely than participants from the WBJ to have good awareness (47.0.0% vs. 36.7%). On the multivariable analysis, being ≥ 40 years, completing a post-secondary education, knowing someone with cancer, and visiting hospitals and primary healthcare centers were all associated with an increase in the likelihood of having good awareness. However, living in the WBJ was associated with a decrease in the likelihood of having good awareness.
conclusionLess than half of women included in this study showed good awareness of BC symptoms. More targeted educational interventions are needed to promote Palestinian women's awareness of BC symptoms to facilitate early diagnosis.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.