女高中生对乳腺癌的知识和态度。

Female high school students' knowledge and attitude toward breast cancer.

机构信息

Student Research Committee, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.

Sexual and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran.

出版信息

BMC Womens Health. 2023 Jan 30;23(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s12905-023-02155-z.

DOI:10.1186/s12905-023-02155-z

PMID:36717852

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9887865/

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. Even though early detection and diagnosis of this disease can reduce mortality considerably, several studies have shown that more than 92% of women are unaware of the risk factors for breast cancer and of breast cancer screening tests. The simultaneous promotion of screening and provision of education can increase community health and reduce medical costs, and students can play a leading role in informing and educating people in society.

AIM

The present study aims to examine the level of knowledge and attitude of female students in senior high schools in Fasa regarding breast cancer screening.

METHODS

In this cross-sectional study, the random sampling method was applied to survey 350 female high school students, only 311 of whom completed the study. Questionnaires were completed in girls' high schools, and the data was analyzed by SPSS Software, Version 25.

RESULTS

The results revealed that more than 87% of students were unaware or had incorrect information regarding breast cancer screening. The link between the type of breast cancer information sources and students' general knowledge was significant. Most students were aware of the risk of breast cancer, but they were uninformed of its symptoms, risk factors, and prevention strategies, and students with a family history of breast cancer had a higher score in terms of mammography knowledge than students with no family history of breast cancer, although this difference was not significant (mean ± standard deviation = 0.94 ± 0.90 vs. 0.67 ± 0.81, p = 0.19).

CONCLUSION

The level of awareness and attitude of Fasa high school girls regarding breast cancer and screening methods is not acceptable. Therefore, it is recommended that educational programs be implemented to increase the awareness of students in schools, so that the number of screenings increases with the institutionalization of this information. Likewise, by transferring information through students to their families, the level of awareness in the whole society will hopefully increase as well.

摘要

背景

乳腺癌是女性最常见的癌症。尽管早期发现和诊断这种疾病可以大大降低死亡率，但多项研究表明，超过 92%的女性不知道乳腺癌的危险因素和乳腺癌筛查测试。同时促进筛查和提供教育可以提高社区健康水平并降低医疗费用，学生可以在告知和教育社会中的人们方面发挥主导作用。

目的

本研究旨在检查法萨省高中女学生对乳腺癌筛查的知识水平和态度。

方法

在这项横断面研究中，应用随机抽样法调查了 350 名女高中生，其中只有 311 名完成了研究。问卷调查在女子高中进行，数据由 SPSS 软件版本 25 进行分析。

结果

结果表明，超过 87%的学生对乳腺癌筛查一无所知或信息不正确。乳腺癌信息来源类型与学生一般知识之间存在显著关联。大多数学生都意识到乳腺癌的风险，但他们不知道其症状、危险因素和预防策略，而且有乳腺癌家族史的学生在乳房 X 光检查知识方面的得分高于没有乳腺癌家族史的学生，尽管这种差异不显著（平均值±标准差=0.94±0.90 与 0.67±0.81，p=0.19）。