Assefa Abiyu Ayalew, Abera Geleta, Geta Medhin
Department of Public Health, Hawassa College of Health Science, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). 2021 Jan 8;13:9-19. doi: 10.2147/BCTT.S286441. eCollection 2021.
Breast cancer is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women in many countries around the globe. Early detection of breast cancer plays a great role in cancer prevention and treatment by potentially decreasing mortality. However, evidence is sparse on breast cancer screening practice among women in southern Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess breast cancer screening practice and associated factors among women 20-70 years of age in an urban setting in SNNPR, Ethiopia.
A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March to April 2020. Multistage sampling technique was applied to select the study participants. Data were collected by using a pretested interviewer-administered structured questionnaire. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression was done to confirm association between dependent variable and covariates.
From the total study participants, 83 (13.6%; 95%CI: 10.8, 16.4%), have regularly engaged in at least one breast cancer screening method. Women with a favorable attitude towards breast cancer and its screening (AOR=3.0; 95%CI: 1.63-5.56), educational status of college and above (AOR=3.8; 95%CI: 1.25- 11.48), family history of breast cancer (AOR=3.7; 95%CI: 1.73-7.96), awareness about breast cancer screening methods (AOR=3.0; 95%CI: 1.46-6.22), knowing someone screened for breast cancer (AOR=2.2; 95%CI: 1.10-4.38), and recommendation by health professionals for BCS (AOR=5.0; 95%CI: 2.35-10.68) were variables significantly associated with BCS practice.
Breast cancer screening practice is low. Women with college and above education level, favorable attitude towards breast cancer and its screening, awareness about breast cancer screening methods, family history of breast cancer, having a recommendation from health professionals and knowing someone who screened for breast cancer were associated with BCS practice. Therefore, this finding implies the need to intervene upon those factors.
在全球许多国家，乳腺癌是女性发病和死亡的主要原因。早期发现乳腺癌通过潜在地降低死亡率，在癌症预防和治疗中发挥着重要作用。然而，关于埃塞俄比亚南部女性乳腺癌筛查实践的证据很少。因此，本研究的目的是评估埃塞俄比亚南方民族、国家和人民区域州（SNNPR）城市地区20至70岁女性的乳腺癌筛查实践及相关因素。
2020年3月至4月进行了一项基于社区的横断面研究。采用多阶段抽样技术选择研究参与者。通过使用预先测试的由访谈员管理的结构化问卷收集数据。进行双变量和多变量逻辑回归以确认因变量和协变量之间的关联。
在所有研究参与者中，83人（13.6%；95%置信区间：10.8，16.4%）定期采用至少一种乳腺癌筛查方法。对乳腺癌及其筛查持积极态度的女性（比值比[AOR]=3.0；95%置信区间：1.6
