Departments of Community Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine of the University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine of the University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
West Afr J Med. 2020 Dec;37(7):763-768.
Breast cancer is a global health concern and a leading cause of death among women in the world. Enhancing breast cancer screening in developing countries is pivotal in improving women's health. Aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of breast cancer and practices of breast cancer screening.
Study design was a descriptive cross sectional study among 348 public senior secondary school female teachers in Surulere LGA. Data was collected using a pretested, structured, open-ended and close-ended self-administered questionnaire. Questions on knowledge of breast cancer and practice of breast cancer screening were scored and graded as good (>50%) and poor (< 50%). The Univariate and bivariate analyses were carried out. Pvalue <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
A total of 332 out of the 348 administered questionnaires were retrieved and analyzed giving a response rate of 95.40%. Respondents' ages ranged from 24-58 years with a mean of 42.61±5.53 years. Overall knowledge of breast cancer was good among 308(92.77%) of the respondents. Majority 264(79.52%) of the respondents performed breast self-examination (BSE), 240(72.29%) have had clinical breast examination (CBE) performed for them by a health personnel and 216(65.06%) of the respondents reported they have had a mammogram.
Majority of the respondents had good knowledge of breast cancer. Most common practice of breast cancer screening was BSE, followed by CBE and lastly mammogram. Health education/awareness campaigns are therefore recommended to improve and sustain the existing knowledge and breast cancer screening practices.
乳腺癌是一个全球性的健康问题，也是全球女性死亡的主要原因之一。在发展中国家加强乳腺癌筛查对于改善女性健康至关重要。本研究旨在评估乳腺癌的知识和乳腺癌筛查的实践情况。
研究设计是在 Surulere LGA 的 348 名公立高中女教师中进行的描述性横断面研究。使用经过预测试的、结构化的、开放式和封闭式的自我管理问卷收集数据。关于乳腺癌知识和乳腺癌筛查实践的问题进行评分和分级，分为好（>50%）和差（<50%）。进行单变量和双变量分析。P 值<0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。
共收回并分析了 348 份问卷中的 332 份，应答率为 95.40%。受访者年龄在 24-58 岁之间，平均年龄为 42.61±5.53 岁。总体而言，308 名（92.77%）受访者对乳腺癌的认识良好。大多数 264 名（79.52%）受访者进行了乳房自我检查（BSE），240 名（72.29%）有卫生人员为其进行了临床乳房检查（CBE），216 名（65.06%）受访者报告他们接受过乳房 X 光检查。
大多数受访者对乳腺癌有良好的认识。最常见的乳腺癌筛查方法是 BSE，其次是 CBE，最后是乳房 X 光检查。因此，建议开展健康教育/宣传活动，以提高和维持现有的知识和乳腺癌筛查实践。
