KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE ON BREAST SELF EXAMINATION AMONG FEMALES IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

Breast self-examination (BSE) is recommended by the World Health Organization for resource-limited countries for the early detection and management of breast cancer. This study will assess the knowledge attitude, and practice of breast self-examination among adult females living in Addis Ababa. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in March 2022 among adult females in Addis Ababa. Structured questionnaires were entered into Google form and then shared using different social media, 302 participants were obtained. IBM SPSS version 26 was used for analysis. The total score for knowledge and attitude was 18 and 5 respectively, those who scored above average were considered as having good knowledge and attitude. 60.6%of participants were between the age of twenty and forty, and 62.2% of respondents were graduated from high school or undergraduate level. Knowledge of the respondents about breast cancer was significantly different by religion (p<0.001), educational level (p<0.001), and profession (p<0.001). Those who perform BSE were having good knowledge about breast cancer compared with those who did not perform. Socio-demographic characteristics of participants were not significantly related to the attitude towards breast cancer. BSE showed a significant association with educational level and profession. 22.6% of participants had good knowledge regarding BSE, the majority of respondents had knowledge about signs and symptoms but the least of respondents had knowledge about the risk factor of breast cancer. 69.9% had a good attitude toward BSE, 48.7% of respondents had performed BSE in the previous year and among them, 19.46% practiced monthly, the major reason for not performing BSE was lack of technique to perform.

Keywords

• Breast self-examination
• Breast cancer
• Knowledge
• Attitude
• practice
• Addis Ababa

Etiyopya, Addis Ababa’da kadınlarda kendi kendine meme muayenesi bilgi, tutum ve davranışlar

Abstract

Kendi Kendine Meme Muayenesi (KKMM) meme kanserinin erken teşhisi ve tedavisi için kaynakları kısıtlı ülkelerde dünya sağlık örgütü tarafından önerilmektedir. Bu çalışma, Addis Ababa'da yaşayan yetişkin kadınların bilgi, tutumunu ve kendi kendine meme muayenesi uygulamasını değerlendirecektir. Mart 2022'de Addis Ababa'da yetişkin kadınlar arasında toplum temelli bir kesitsel çalışma yapılmıştır. Yapılandırılmış anketler Google formuna girilmiş ve daha sonra farklı sosyal medya kaynakları kullanılarak paylaşılmıştır ve 302 katılımcıya ulaşılmıştır. Analiz için IBM SPSS sürüm 26 kullanılmıştır. Bilgi ve tutum toplam puanı sırasıyla 18 ve 5 olup ortalamanın üzerinde puan alanlar iyi bilgi ve tutuma sahip olarak kabul edilmiştir. Katılımcıların %60,6'sı yirmi ile kırk yaş arasındaydı, %62,2'si lise veya lisans düzeyini tamamlamıştı. Ankete katılanların meme kanseri hakkındaki bilgileri dine göre önemli ölçüde farklılık göstermiştir. KKMM uygulayanlar uygulamayanlara göre meme kanseri hakkında daha iyi bilgi sahibiydiler. Katılımcıların sosyodemografik özellikleri ile meme kanserine karşı tutum arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmamıştır. KKMM, eğitim düzeyi ve meslek ile önemli bir ilişki göstermiştir. Katılımcıların %22,6'sı KKMM konusunda iyi bilgiye sahipti, yanıt verenlerin çoğunluğu belirti ve semptomlar hakkında bilgi sahibiydi, ancak katılımcılardan çok azının meme kanserinin risk faktörleri hakkında bilgisi vardı. %69.9’u KKMM'ye karşı iyi bir tutuma sahipti, yanıt verenlerin %48.7'si bir önceki yıl KKMM yapmıştı, bunların %19.46'sı KKMM’ni aylık uygulamıştı. KKMM uygulamamanın başlıca nedeni de uygulama tekniğinin bilinmemesiydi.

Keywords

• Addis Ababa
• kendi kendine meme muayenesi
• meme kanseri
• bilgi
• tutum
• pratik

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