Kalliguddi Samarth, Sharma Sahithi, Gore Chaitali A
Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Feb;8(2):568-572. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_315_18.
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths among women in India today. Overall outcome of this disease is largely dependent on early detection and medical intervention. Breast self-examination (BSE) is an easy, cost effective, and safe method of screening for the same.
A cross-sectional descriptive questionnaire-based study was conducted among female IT professionals and their scores in the fields of knowledge, attitude, and practice were calculated. The scores were categorized linearly as good, fair, and poor, then analyzed in detail. The correlation between knowledge and attitude, attitude and practice, and knowledge and practice were ascertained using the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.
About 356 women spanning from 18 to 55 years of age were included in the study, out of which 44 women (12.35%) gave family history of breast cancer. The mean scores in knowledge, attitude, and practice fields were 18.17 ± 2.90, 27.07 ± 8.14, and 19.11 ± 5.08, respectively. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient revealed that knowledge and attitude were not correlated, attitude and practice were not correlated; but knowledge and practice were extremely correlated.
Educational programs to create awareness regarding breast cancer and its occurrence, risk factors, screening including BSE, symptoms, need for early help-seeking practices, diagnosis, and treatment modalities are the need of the hour.
乳腺癌是当今印度女性癌症死亡的主要原因之一。这种疾病的总体预后很大程度上取决于早期发现和医学干预。乳房自我检查（BSE）是一种简单、经济有效且安全的筛查方法。
对女性IT专业人员进行了一项基于横断面描述性问卷的研究，并计算了她们在知识、态度和实践领域的得分。得分被线性分类为良好、中等和较差，然后进行详细分析。使用Spearman等级相关系数确定知识与态度、态度与实践以及知识与实践之间的相关性。
该研究纳入了约356名年龄在18至55岁之间的女性，其中44名女性（12.35%）有乳腺癌家族史。知识、态度和实践领域的平均得分分别为18.17±2.90、27.07±8.14和19.11±5.08。Spearman等级相关系数显示，知识与态度不相关，态度与实践不相关；但知识与实践高度相关。
开展教育项目，提高对乳腺癌及其发生、危险因素、包括BSE在内的筛查、症状、早期寻求帮助的必要性、诊断和治疗方式的认识，是当下的迫切需求。
