Alenezi Mohammad Ahmad, Ali Nasir Ahmed, Alanzi Abdalaziz Samran, Mohammad Alqahtani Zaid, Alshammari Ashwaq Aiyad, Alsubaie Refah, Bin Huwaymil Meshari Sulaiman, Alotaibi Aloush, Alrashidi Ashwaq Mohammad, Alshammari Muna Mutlaq, Alshammari Tahreer Mutlaq, Ltammami Abdulaziz Ibrahim
Public Health Department, Maternity and Children Hospital-Arar, Arar, Saudi Arabia.
Public Health Department, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
J Med Life. 2024 Dec;17(12):1042-1048. doi: 10.25122/jml-2024-0357.
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among females worldwide and can often be detected at an early stage through breast self-examination (BSE). However, in many developing countries, most cases are diagnosed at advanced stages. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and practice of BSE among women of reproductive age in Saudi Arabia. This study adopted a community-based descriptive-analytical cross-sectional design. A stratified simple random sampling technique was used, with 50 participants from each region. Almost 500 Saudi women who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were enrolled in this study, and of these, 32.8% were within the age group of 20-29, 30.4% were within the age group of 30-39, and 32.8% were within the age group of more than 40 years. The overall knowledge score regarding BSE items among participants was 38%. Significant associations were found between breast cancer knowledge scores and demographic factors such as age group, educational level, marital status, region, and residence area ( < 0.05). Regarding knowledge of breast cancer risk factors, 48% of participants demonstrated poor knowledge, 43% had moderate knowledge, and only 9% had good knowledge. Effective prevention of breast cancer requires awareness and understanding of its risk factors. It is important for young women, starting from puberty, to be educated about potential changes in breast tissue and to receive proper training in BSE techniques from healthcare professionals.
乳腺癌是全球女性中第二常见的癌症，通常可以通过乳房自我检查（BSE）在早期被发现。然而，在许多发展中国家，大多数病例在晚期才被诊断出来。本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯育龄妇女对乳房自我检查的知识和实践情况。本研究采用基于社区的描述性分析横断面设计。使用分层简单随机抽样技术，每个地区有50名参与者。近500名符合纳入标准的沙特女性参与了本研究，其中32.8%在20 - 29岁年龄组，30.4%在30 - 39岁年龄组，32.8%在40岁以上年龄组。参与者中关于乳房自我检查项目的总体知识得分是38%。在乳腺癌知识得分与年龄组、教育水平、婚姻状况、地区和居住区域等人口统计学因素之间发现了显著关联（<0.05）。关于乳腺癌危险因素的知识，48%的参与者知识水平较差，43%有中等知识水平，只有9%有良好知识水平。有效预防乳腺癌需要对其危险因素有认识和理解。对于年轻女性来说，从青春期开始，接受关于乳房组织潜在变化的教育并从医疗保健专业人员那里获得乳房自我检查技术的适当培训非常重要。
