Tewabe Tilahun, Mekuria Zelalem
Bahir Dar University, College of Medicine and Health Science, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
J Public Health Afr. 2019 Jun 4;10(1):805. doi: 10.4081/jphia.2019.805. eCollection 2019 May 3.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, with nearly 1.7 million new cases diagnosed each year which accounts 12% of all new cancer cases and 25% of all cancers in women. Breast self-examination offers women the best opportunity for reducing breast cancer deaths. From a total of 222 respondents about 190 (85.6%) heard about breast selfexamination. One hundred forty-three (75.3%) had good knowledge about sign and symptoms of breast cancer and 47 (24.7%) had poor knowledge about the sign and symptoms of breast cancer. From total respondents of the study 120 (54.1%) practiced breast self-examination. Breast selfexamination practice is relatively frequent problem in Bahir Dar University, health science students. Negligence, forgetfulness and lack of knowledge are the main factors for poor practice of breast self-examination. Public health education using the media, clubs and leaflet could significantly reduce poor practice of breast self-examination and increases early detection of breast lump.
乳腺癌是全球女性中最常见的癌症，每年有近170万新病例被诊断出来，占所有新癌症病例的12%，占女性所有癌症的25%。乳房自我检查为女性提供了降低乳腺癌死亡率的最佳机会。在总共222名受访者中，约190人（85.6%）听说过乳房自我检查。143人（75.3%）对乳腺癌的体征和症状有很好的了解，47人（24.7%）对乳腺癌的体征和症状了解不足。在该研究的所有受访者中，120人（54.1%）进行了乳房自我检查。在巴希尔达尔大学健康科学专业的学生中，乳房自我检查的实践是一个相对常见的问题。疏忽、健忘和知识缺乏是乳房自我检查实践不佳的主要因素。利用媒体、俱乐部和传单进行公共健康教育可以显著减少乳房自我检查的不良实践，并增加乳房肿块的早期发现。
