Parsa Parisa, Kandiah Mirnalini, Mohd Zulkefli Nor Afiah, Rahman Hejar Abdul
Department of Maternal and Child Health, Hamedan University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hamedan, Iran.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2008 Apr-Jun;9(2):221-7.
A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the knowledge and practices of 425 female secondary school teachers from 20 selected secondary schools in Selangor, Malaysia on breast cancer screening (BCS). A self-administered, structured questionnaire was used for data collection. This study showed moderate to low knowledge on breast cancer (BC) and BCS among teachers. Only 19%, 25% and 13.6% eligible women performed breast self-examination (BSE), clinical breast examination (CBE) and mammography respectively, on a regular basis. Level of breast cancer knowledge was significantly associated with BSE (p<0.001). Having heard/ read about BCS, and regular visit with a physician were associated with BCS behaviors (P<0.05). There was no association between BCS behaviors (P>0.05) and age, family history of breast cancer, marital status or having health insurance. Efforts are needed to increase knowledge and remove misconceptions about breast cancer and screening practices among Malaysian women.
开展了一项横断面研究,以确定马来西亚雪兰莪州20所选定中学的425名女中学教师在乳腺癌筛查(BCS)方面的知识和实践情况。使用一份自行填写的结构化问卷进行数据收集。该研究表明,教师对乳腺癌(BC)和BCS的知识掌握程度中等偏低。只有19%、25%和13.6%符合条件的女性分别定期进行乳房自我检查(BSE)、临床乳房检查(CBE)和乳房X光检查。乳腺癌知识水平与BSE显著相关(p<0.001)。听说/阅读过BCS以及定期看医生与BCS行为相关(P<0.05)。BCS行为与年龄、乳腺癌家族史、婚姻状况或拥有健康保险之间没有关联(P>0.05)。需要努力增加马来西亚女性对乳腺癌和筛查实践的知识并消除误解。
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