Epidemiological Evaluation of Breast Cancer Awareness among Medical, Paramedical and General Population – A Hospital Based Questionnaire Survey

S. Km
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To investigate the knowledge of breast cancer among medical, paramedical and general population of women participants. A prospective observational questionnaire survey was carried out in a tertiary care teaching hospital in northern Karnataka for a period of six months with220 participants. Interviewer administered questionnaire was used. Data obtained was analysed using descriptive statistics. Out of 220 women, 31.36% were medical, 20.92% paramedical and 47.72% general. Almost, 94.20% of medical participants believed breast cancer as inherited. Notably, general group considered trauma(74.28%) and diet (73.33%) as major risk factors. Majority of medical and paramedical women thought lump in the breast as the initial sign of Breast Cancer. Awareness regarding mammography and biopsy in general population was 64.76% and 52.38% respectively. Moreover, 95.5% of medical women and all of the paramedical women thought that chemical / radiotherapy was the best treatment. Breast cancer knowledge and awareness was less among the general women. There is a need of developing effective interventional programs to educate women about breast cancer. Keywords: Awareness, Breast Cancer, Knowledge, Risk factors.
医学、辅助医学和普通人群乳腺癌意识的流行病学评价——一项基于医院的问卷调查
调查医务人员、辅助医务人员和普通妇女参与者对乳腺癌的了解情况。在卡纳塔克邦北部的一家三级护理教学医院,对220名参与者进行了为期6个月的前瞻性观察性问卷调查。采用采访者管理问卷。所得数据采用描述性统计进行分析。在220名妇女中,31.36%是医务人员,20.92%是辅助医务人员,47.72%是普通医务人员。几乎94.20%的医疗参与者认为乳腺癌是遗传的。值得注意的是,普通组认为创伤(74.28%)和饮食(73.33%)是主要危险因素。大多数医务人员和辅助医务人员认为乳房肿块是乳腺癌的最初征兆。普通人群对乳腺x线摄影和活检的知知率分别为64.76%和52.38%。此外,95.5%的女医务人员和所有女辅助医务人员认为化学/放射治疗是最好的治疗方法。普通女性对乳腺癌的认知和意识较低。有必要制定有效的干预方案,教育妇女了解乳腺癌。关键词:意识,乳腺癌,知识,危险因素
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