Madubogwu Chimezie Innocent, Egwuonwu Amobi Ochonma, Madubogwu Ngozi Ukamaka, Njelita Ifeoma A
Department of Surgery, Anambra State University Teaching Hospital, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Department of Surgery, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria.
J Cancer Res Ther. 2017 Apr-Jun;13(2):268-275. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.188433.
Breast cancer in Nigeria and other developing countries is characterized by late presentation and poor outcome due to ignorance, superstition, self-denial, fear of mastectomy, and unavailability of treatment facilities. The mortality of breast cancer in Western world is decreasing due to early detection and better management.
This study aims at accessing the knowledge, attitude, and practice of breast cancer screening among female tertiary health workers.
A cross-sectional descriptive study carried out using a structured, pretested, self-administered questionnaire to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practice of breast cancer and screening methods among female health workers.
The mean age of respondents was 31.70 ± 7.62 years. The level of awareness of breast cancer screening methods was high: 158 (98.75%), 127 (79.4%), and 144 (90.0%) for breast self-examination (BSE), clinical breast examination (CBE), and mammography, respectively. However, only 47 (35.9%), 36 (22.5%), and 3 (1.9%) correctly practiced BSE, CBE, and mammography, respectively. The level of education and occupation showed significant correlations with the knowledge and practice of breast cancer screening methods.
Breast cancer screening still needs to be promoted to improve the attitude and practice among both health workers and general population.
在尼日利亚和其他发展中国家，乳腺癌的特点是由于无知、迷信、自我否认、对乳房切除术的恐惧以及缺乏治疗设施，导致就诊延迟且预后不佳。在西方世界，由于早期检测和更好的管理，乳腺癌的死亡率正在下降。
本研究旨在了解女性三级卫生工作者对乳腺癌筛查的知识、态度和实践情况。
采用横断面描述性研究，使用一份经过预测试的结构化自填问卷，评估女性卫生工作者对乳腺癌及筛查方法的知识、态度和实践情况。
受访者的平均年龄为31.70 ± 7.62岁。对乳腺癌筛查方法的知晓率较高：乳房自我检查（BSE）、临床乳房检查（CBE）和乳房X线摄影的知晓率分别为158人（98.75%）、127人（79.4%）和144人（90.0%）。然而，正确进行BSE、CBE和乳房X线摄影的分别只有47人（35.9%）、36人（22.5%）和3人（1.9%）。教育程度和职业与乳腺癌筛查方法的知识和实践存在显著相关性。
仍需推广乳腺癌筛查，以改善卫生工作者和普通人群的态度及实践情况。
