Alshammari Sulaiman Abdullah, Alhazmi Ali Mohsen, Alenazi Hanan Awad, Alshammari Hotoon Sulaiman, Alshahrani Abdullah Mohammed
Health Promotion and Health Education Research Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Health Council, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Jan 28;9(1):221-228. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_706_19. eCollection 2020 Jan.
Breast cancer is having a major impact on women's health worldwide. Early detection is the best defense against the associated morbidity and mortality of the disease.
To assess the level of mammography uptake among working Saudi women and identify the obstacles and barriers that negatively affect it. In addition, to identify the most effective sources of breast-cancer-related information and early detection screening.
We conducted a cross-sectional study of women employees of King Saud University aged 40 years and above on March-May 2015 using a self-report questionnaire.
A total of 229 participants were recruited from the female staff of King Saud University. Of the participants, 34% were aged 41 years or above, approximately 66% were married, 53.3% had a bachelor's degree, and 61.1% worked as administrators; further, 64.6% had a history of breastfeeding. The rate of mammography uptake was 51.5%. Univariate logistic regression indicated that age, education, and being single predict the rate of mammography uptake. However, multivariate logistic regression indicated that earlier age significantly predicts a higher risk of a low rate of mammography uptake. The main obstacle negatively affecting mammography uptake was ineligible criteria (21.8%). The main sources of information regarding breast cancer were awareness campaigns and television and radio (45.4% and 43.7%, respectively).
The participants' rate of mammography uptake, awareness of mammograms, the risk factors, and signs of breast cancer were low. To improve breast-cancer mortality rates in Saudi Arabia, earlier detection of breast cancer through increasing awareness of mammograms is of paramount importance.
乳腺癌对全球女性健康产生重大影响。早期检测是抵御该疾病相关发病和死亡的最佳防线。
评估沙特职业女性的乳房X光检查接受率，并确定对其产生负面影响的障碍和壁垒。此外，确定与乳腺癌相关信息及早期检测筛查的最有效来源。
2015年3月至5月，我们使用自填式问卷对沙特国王大学40岁及以上的女性员工进行了一项横断面研究。
共从沙特国王大学女性员工中招募了229名参与者。参与者中，34%年龄在41岁及以上，约66%已婚，53.3%拥有学士学位，61.1%担任行政管理人员；此外，64.6%有母乳喂养史。乳房X光检查接受率为51.5%。单因素逻辑回归表明，年龄、教育程度和单身状况可预测乳房X光检查接受率。然而，多因素逻辑回归表明，年龄较小显著预测乳房X光检查接受率较低的较高风险。对乳房X光检查接受率产生负面影响的主要障碍是不符合标准（21.8%）。关于乳腺癌的主要信息来源是宣传活动以及电视和广播（分别为45.4%和43.7%）。
参与者的乳房X光检查接受率、对乳房X光检查的认知、乳腺癌的风险因素和体征较低。为提高沙特阿拉伯的乳腺癌死亡率，通过提高对乳房X光检查的认识来早期发现乳腺癌至关重要。
