Franco Gabrielle, Sevilla Antonio Reyna, Herrera Igor Martín Ramos, Castañeda Miguel E González, Sunil Thankam
University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA.
University of Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada 950, Col. Independencia, 44340, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
J Cancer Educ. 2022 Oct;37(5):1433-1437. doi: 10.1007/s13187-021-01976-6. Epub 2021 May 6.
The importance of self-breast examination to identify early signs of breast cancer has been widely discussed in scientific literature. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of women aged 18 years and over (n = 547) living in urban and rural areas in the State of Jalisco, Mexico. Survey questions included measures on knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and practices related to self-breast examination. We compared these measures between women living in urban and rural areas and women aged 18-39 years and 40+ years. Using t-test, we tested the significance of these differentials. Our results indicate that there is no significant difference in knowledge, attitudes, behavior, and practices regarding self-breast examination between women living in urban and in rural areas of Jalisco. However, we found some difference in these measures between women in 18-39 years and 40+ years. While the State of Jalisco has taken significant steps toward promoting significance of cancer prevention, further attention to women in the older cohort is recommended.
自我乳房检查对于识别乳腺癌早期迹象的重要性已在科学文献中得到广泛讨论。我们对墨西哥哈利斯科州城乡地区18岁及以上的女性（n = 547）进行了一项横断面调查。调查问题包括与自我乳房检查相关的知识、态度、行为和做法的测量。我们比较了城乡地区女性以及18 - 39岁和40岁及以上女性在这些测量方面的情况。使用t检验，我们检验了这些差异的显著性。我们的结果表明，哈利斯科州城乡地区女性在自我乳房检查的知识、态度、行为和做法方面没有显著差异。然而，我们发现18 - 39岁和40岁及以上女性在这些测量方面存在一些差异。虽然哈利斯科州已在促进癌症预防重要性方面采取了重大措施，但建议进一步关注年龄较大的女性群体。
