چکیده:
Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women. Lack of early detection
leads to low survival rates in less developed countries. Breast self‑examination (BSE) is a simple,
quick, and cost‑free procedure for early detection. This study attempts to assess the level of
knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding self‑breast examination in a cohort of female nursing
students. Methodology: A total of 254 female nursing students were included in the study, who
filled in the questionnaire. The questionnaire comprised of 21 questions (10 on knowledge, 5 on
attitude, and 6 on the practice). For knowledge items, categorical responses (yes, I don’t know, and
no) were applied with an item score of “2,” “1,” “0,” respectively, for positive knowledge. For attitude
and practice, the answers were either yes, no or options were already specified. Results: Response
rate was 94.5%. Total mean knowledge score was 14.08 ± 3.42. 87.5% accepted that early detection
can improve the chance of survival. 89.2% have heard of BSE and agreed that BSE can help in early
detection of breast cancer. 93.3% felt it was necessary to do BSE and 87.5% have done BSE before.
5% of nursing students felt that doing BSE was embarrassing. Only 33.3% preformed BSE regularly
in a year. Conclusion: BSE functions as an effective preventive health behavior and an important
component of any program for the early detection of breast cancer. Nursing students, being future
health advisors, should be adequately informed about early detection methods and trained in BSE.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of breast self‑examination in female nursing students Elamurugan Sujindra, Thirthar Palanivelu Elamurugan1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, 1Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India Address for Correspondence: Dr. Elamurugan Sujindra, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India.
This study attempts to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding self‑breast examination in a cohort of female nursing students.
Conclusion: BSE functions as an effective preventive health behavior and an important component of any program for the early detection of breast cancer.
Nursing students, being future health advisors, should be adequately informed about early detection methods and trained in BSE .
Hence, this study attempts to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding self‑breast examination in a cohort of female nursing students in Puducherry.
It was a cross‑sectional descriptive study to analyze the knowledge, attitude, and practice about BSE among female nursing students.
The knowledge of the nursing students who participated in our study was good when considering the questions regarding incidence of breast cancer, its early detection and general information on BSE.
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