Knowledge attitude and practice of breast self examination among female medical students in a medical college
Keywords:
Breast self examination (BSE), Medical students, Females
Abstract
Background: Breast cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer in women both in high income and in low- middle income countries.
Subjects and Methods: The study was conducted at Outpatient department of, General surgery in Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kulasekharam.
Results: 96% of the respondents replied that breast self examination helps in early diagnosis of breast cancer, 89% have the opinion that breast self examination is essential.
Conclusion: The Knowledge about Breast self examination is good among the medical students and that they know that it is essential to perform BSE regularly.
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3. Tasci A, Usta YY. Comparison of Knowledge and Practices of Breast Self Examination (BSE): A Pilot Study in Turkey. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2010;11(5):1417-20.
4. Hallal JC. The relationship of health beliefs, health locus of control, and self concept to the practice of breast self-examination in adult women. Nurs Res. 1982 MayJun;31(3):137-42.
5. Simsek S, Tug T. Benign tumors of the breast: fibroadenoms. Sted, 2002; 11: 102–105
6. Humphrey LL, Helfand M, Chan BK, Woolf SH. Breast cancer screening: A summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. 2002 Sep 3;137(5 Part 1):347-60.
7. Karayurt O, Ozmen D, Cetinkaya AC. Awareness of breast cancer risk factors and practice of breast self examination among high school students in Turkey. BMC Public Health. 2008 Oct 17;8:359. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-359.
8. Doshi D, Reddy BS, Kulkarni S, Karunakar P. Breast Self-examination: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Female Dental Students in Hyderabad City, India. Indian Journal of Palliative Care. 2012;18(1):68-73. doi:10.4103/0973-1075.97476.
9. American Cancer Society (2014). American Cancer Society recommendations for early breast cancer detection in women without breast symptoms. Retrieved at http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/moreinformation/breastcancerearlydetection/breast-cancer-earlydetectionacs-recs; accessed 12 May 2014.
10. Sujindra E, Elamurugan TP. Knowledge, attitude, and practice of breast self-examination in female nursing students at puducheri india. Int J Educ Psychol Res
2015;1:71-4.
11. Nde FP, Assob JCN, Kwenti TE, Njunda AL, Tainenbe TRG. Knowledge, attitude and practice of breast self-examination among female undergraduate students in the University of Buea. BMC Research Notes. 2015;8:43. doi:10.1186/s13104-015-1004-4.
12. Reisi M, Javadzade SH, Sharifirad G. Knowledge, attitudes, and practice of breast self-examination among female health workers in Isfahan, Iran. Journal of Education and Health Promotion. 2013;2:46. doi:10.4103/2277-9531.117417.
13. Gupta SK etal study on Impact of a health education intervention program regarding breast self examination by women in a semi-urban area of Madhya Pradesh, India. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2009;10(6):1113-7.
CITATION
DOI: 10.17511/ijoso.2016.i04.03
Published: 2016-12-31
How to Cite
Dr. C.K. Velayuthan Nair, & Dr. Vinu Gopinath. (2016). Knowledge attitude and practice of breast self examination among female medical students in a medical college. Surgical Review: International Journal of Surgery, Trauma and Orthopedics, 2(4), 67-70. https://doi.org/10.17511/ijoso.2016.i04.03
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