Nursing College, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2024 Jul 31;28(7):83-90. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2024/v28i7.9.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. It is a major cause of cancer death, and its incidence rate has been gradually increasing in the Arab world, Saudi Arabia has a higher proportion of young females getting breast cancer than other countries. This study was conducted to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding breast self-examination among females from 20 to 60 years old in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia. Using A Community-based descriptive cross-sectional approach, data were gathered from 567 Saudi and non-Saudi women using structured interviews and then analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (IBM) version 21.0 software program. Where the study indicated that around half of the participants (55.7%) had good total knowledge scores regarding breast self-examination, and most had positive attitudes. However, only 205 (36.2%) respondents practice it regularly. Moreover, the study reveals a significant association between respondents' knowledge and attitudes toward breast self-examination (P = 0.05). These findings indicate moderate knowledge, poor breast self-examination practices, and a significant association between knowledge and attitudes. Therefore, conducting health education programs is necessary to raise awareness about breast self-examination (BSE) among Jazan women.
乳腺癌是全球女性中最常见的癌症。它是癌症死亡的主要原因，在阿拉伯世界，其发病率一直在逐渐上升，沙特阿拉伯年轻女性患乳腺癌的比例高于其他国家。本研究旨在调查沙特阿拉伯吉赞地区 20 至 60 岁女性对乳房自我检查的知识、态度和实践情况。本研究采用社区为基础的描述性横断面方法，使用结构化访谈从 567 名沙特和非沙特女性中收集数据，然后使用社会科学统计软件包（IBM）版本 21.0 进行分析。研究表明，约一半的参与者（55.7%）对乳房自我检查的总知识得分较好，大多数人持积极态度。然而，只有 205 名（36.2%）受访者定期进行自我检查。此外，研究还揭示了受访者对乳房自我检查的知识和态度之间存在显著关联（P=0.05）。这些发现表明，沙特阿拉伯吉赞地区的女性对乳房自我检查的知识水平中等，实践水平较差，且知识和态度之间存在显著关联。因此，有必要开展健康教育计划，提高吉赞女性对乳房自我检查的认识。
