ASSESSMENT OF THE PRACTICE OF BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG HEALTH SCIENCE FEMALE STUDENTS OF AMBO UNIVERSITY: CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
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Background: Breast Self-Examination is process whereby women examine their breasts regularly to detect any abnormal swelling or lumps in order to seek prompt medical attention. Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women globally and the second commonest cancer overall. The aim of this study was to assess practice of breast self-examination and associated factors among Health science female students at Ambo University in 2019. Methodology: - Institutional based cross-sectional survey was carried out among Health science female students at Ambo University in 2019. Data was collected by using a pre tested and pretested self-administered questionnaires. The response was systematically tabulated and analyzed using SPSS version 20, and explanations were given separately. Result- A total of 150 respondents participated in the study, of these 80 (53.3%) of them had good knowledge and only 67(44.7%) of the respondents had practiced BSE before. Among study participants whose families had breast cancer, practice BSE 2.12 times more than study participants whose families didn’t have his tory of breast cancer (AOR=2.12; 95% CI, 1.09–3.95, P=0.044). Those who had good knowledge toward BSE were 5.5 times more likely to practice BSE than those who had poor knowledge (AOR=9.5; 95% CI, 5.5–18.8, P=0.002). Conclusions- The overall knowledge of female students towards breast self-examination was 62%. This study showed that only 67(44.7%) of the study participants ever practiced BSE. The independeent predictors of breast self examination was family history of breast cancer and knowledge how to perform breast self examination.
背景:乳房自我检查是妇女定期检查乳房以发现任何异常肿胀或肿块,以便及时寻求医疗照顾的过程。乳腺癌是全球女性中最常见的癌症,也是第二常见的癌症。本研究的目的是评估2019年安博大学健康科学女学生乳房自我检查的实践情况及其相关因素。方法:2019年在安博大学卫生学女生中进行了基于机构的横断面调查。数据收集使用预测试和预测试的自我管理问卷。使用SPSS version 20对反馈进行系统制表和分析,并分别给出解释。结果:共有150名受访者参与了调查,其中80人(53.3%)对疯牛病有良好的了解,只有67人(44.7%)以前有过疯牛病的经验。在家庭有乳腺癌病史的研究参与者中,患疯牛病的人数是家庭没有乳腺癌病史的研究参与者的2.12倍(AOR=2.12;95% ci, 1.09-3.95, p =0.044)。那些对疯牛病有良好了解的人比那些对疯牛病缺乏了解的人有5.5倍的可能性患疯牛病(AOR=9.5;95% ci, 5.5-18.8, p =0.002)。结论-女生对乳房自检的总体知晓率为62%。这项研究表明,只有67人(44.7%)的研究参与者曾经患过疯牛病。乳房自检的独立预测因子是乳腺癌家族史和了解如何进行乳房自检。