Akhtari-Zavare Mehrnoosh, Ghanbari-Baghestan Abbas, Latiff Latiffah A, Matinnia Nasrin, Hoseini Mozhgan
Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selongor, Malaysia E-mail :
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2014;15(16):6531-4. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.16.6531.
In Iran, breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women and a major public health problem.
A cross sectional study was carried out to determine knowledge on breast cancer and breast self- examination (BSE) practices of 384 females living in the city of Hamadan, Iran. A purposive sampling method was adopted and data were collected via face-to-face interviews based on a validated questionnaire developed for this study.
Among respondents 268 (69.8%) were married and 144 (37.5%) of the respondents reported having a family history of breast cancer. One hundred respondents (26.0%) claimed they practiced BSE. Level of breast cancer knowledge was significantly associated with BSE practice (p=0.000). There was no association with demographic details (p<0.05).
The findings showed that Iranian women's knowledge regarding breast cancer and the practice of BSE is inadequate. Targeted education should be implemented to improve early detection of breast cancer.
在伊朗，乳腺癌是女性中最常见的癌症，也是一个主要的公共卫生问题。
开展了一项横断面研究，以确定居住在伊朗哈马丹市的384名女性对乳腺癌和乳房自我检查（BSE）的了解情况及实践情况。采用了目的抽样方法，并通过基于为本研究编制的经过验证的问卷进行面对面访谈来收集数据。
在受访者中，268人（69.8%）已婚，144人（37.5%）报告有乳腺癌家族史。100名受访者（26.0%）称他们进行乳房自我检查。乳腺癌知识水平与乳房自我检查实践显著相关（p = 0.000）。与人口统计学细节无关（p < 0.05）。
研究结果表明，伊朗女性对乳腺癌的了解以及乳房自我检查的实践情况不足。应实施有针对性的教育，以改善乳腺癌的早期发现。
