Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Mosul, Ninevah, Iraq.
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Mosul, Ninevah, Iraq.
J Cancer Res Ther. 2020 Oct-Dec;16(6):1376-1381. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_736_19.
This study is carried out to report on the knowledge and practice regarding breast self-examination (BSE) among women from the city of Mosul in Iraq and to evaluate the prevalence of performing clinical breast examination (CBE) and mammography among them.
A descriptive, cross-sectional survey carried out among females working in the University of Mosul, as a sample of the female population of Mosul city.
The sample was collected conveniently, and the data were collected from July to November 2018. Data were collected by interviews with 405 participants. Knowledge answers were scored and categorized into two groups: good and poor level of knowledge.
A final sample of 384 participants were included in the analysis, with a mean age of 42.58 ± 8.9. Only 39 (10.1%) and 37 (9.6%) participants performed mammographic examination and CBE of their breasts, respectively. Just 100 (30.3%) of the 330 females who knew BSE performed BSE routinely or intermittently. The mean knowledge score was 4.22 ± 1.66, and only 141 females (42.7%) were found to have a good level of knowledge. A statistically significant association of knowledge level with marital status (P = 0.015), perceived benefit of BSE (P = 0.001), previous gain of instructions of BSE (P < 0.05), and the provider (P < 0.05) was found.
The performance results of BSE were poor as well as for CBE and mammography among the study participants. There is a need for educational programs to create awareness and improve knowledge about routine breast cancer screening behavior.
本研究旨在报告伊拉克摩苏尔市女性对乳房自我检查（BSE）的知识和实践情况，并评估她们进行临床乳房检查（CBE）和乳房 X 光检查的比例。
这是一项在摩苏尔大学工作的女性中进行的描述性、横断面调查，作为摩苏尔市女性人口的样本。
采用方便抽样法收集样本，数据收集时间为 2018 年 7 月至 11 月。通过对 405 名参与者进行访谈收集数据。知识回答被评分并分为两组：知识水平好和差。
最终纳入 384 名参与者进行分析，平均年龄为 42.58 ± 8.9 岁。仅有 39 名（10.1%）和 37 名（9.6%）参与者分别进行了乳房 X 光检查和 CBE。在 330 名知道 BSE 的女性中，只有 100 名（30.3%）例行或间歇性地进行 BSE。知识得分的平均值为 4.22 ± 1.66，只有 141 名女性（42.7%）被发现具有良好的知识水平。知识水平与婚姻状况（P=0.015）、BSE 的感知益处（P=0.001）、以前接受过 BSE 指导（P<0.05）和提供者（P<0.05）存在统计学显著关联。
研究参与者的 BSE 表现以及 CBE 和乳房 X 光检查的表现均不佳。需要开展教育计划，提高对常规乳腺癌筛查行为的认识和知识水平。
