Determinants of Breast Cancer Knowledge and Screening Practices among Women of Childbearing Age in Abakaliki Metropolis, Nigeria: a Cross-Sectional Study.
Background & aim: Breast cancer is a public health concern and the leading cause of death among women. This study examined the factors affecting knowledge of breast cancer and screening practices among women of childbearing age in Abakaliki, Metropolis, Nigeria. Methods: The community-based, cross-s...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 4651 - 4662 |
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Mashhad University of Medical Science
Jan2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=181818346&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 181818346 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 23454792 HCMN jtl: Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health issn: 23454792 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jan2025 vid: 13 iid: 1 pid: 51616 pub: Mashhad University of Medical Science artinfo: ui: 181818346 181818346 181818346 10.22038/JMRH.2024.73573.2158 181818346 ppf: 4651 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Determinants of Breast Cancer Knowledge and Screening Practices among Women of Childbearing Age in Abakaliki Metropolis, Nigeria: a Cross-Sectional Study. aug: au: Ossai, Edmund Ezenwosu, Ifeyinwa Essuman, Odeamuza Nwekpa, Constance Eze, Irene affil: Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Nigeria sug: subj: Breast Neoplasms Diagnosis Breast Neoplasms Therapy Social Determinants of Health Women Nigeria Childbearing Age Health Knowledge Evaluation Health Screening Methods Human Nigeria Male Female Adult Cross Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors Mammography Confidence Intervals Health Education Data Analysis Software Chi Square Test Statistical Significance Multivariate Analysis Logistic Regression Bivariate Statistics Odds Ratio Descriptive Statistics Adult: 19-44 years Male Female ab: Background & aim: Breast cancer is a public health concern and the leading cause of death among women. This study examined the factors affecting knowledge of breast cancer and screening practices among women of childbearing age in Abakaliki, Metropolis, Nigeria. Methods: The community-based, cross-sectional study was carried out on 401 women using a four-stage sampling process from February to March 2021 in Abakaliki Metropolis, Nigeria. The tools used consisted of a questionnaire including socio-demographic and breast disease-related data, and a researcher- made questionnaire for knowledge and Preventive practice against breast cancer that was completed by face-to-face method in the community. Data were analysed by SPSS version 25 using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The results showed that 18.0% of respondents had good knowledge and 8.7% had good breast cancer screening practices, from whom 23.4% had ever practiced breast self-examination, 9.5% had undergone a clinical breast examination, 3.5% had undergone mammography. Determinants of good knowledge of breast cancer included having an interest in matters related to breast cancer, AOR= 4.2 (95%CI: 2.0-9.0), having attained tertiary education, AOR=5.0 (95% CI: 2.4-9.8) and being in low socio-economic class, AOR=0.4 95% CI: 0.2-8.3). Determinants of good preventive practices included being less than 25 years, AOR=0.2 (95% CI: 0.1-0.8), having an interest in matters related to breast cancer, AOR=2.6 95% CI: 1.0-6.5) and attaining tertiary education, AOR=4.4 (95% CI: 1.0- 6.5). Conclusion: Women need to become more aware of breast cancer, especially those in younger age groups, low educational status, and poor socioeconomic class for early detection of breast cancer. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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