A cross-sectional study on Awareness of breast self-examination, practice and Health seeking behavior regarding breast cancer among rural women of Pondicherry
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 8
Abstract
Abstract: Breast cancer is an important health problem in India and it is easily preventable by early detection methods. Still there is high level of mortality due to lack of awareness among women regarding the early detection and screening for breast cancer.The purpose of the study is to assess the knowledge of Breast self-examination, its practice and health seeking behavior of breast cancer.It was a community based descriptive cross-sectional study done in the field practice area of SLIMS, Pondicherry. A pre-designed, structured questionnaire was used to collect the data by a house to house interview method. Information was collected regarding their socio economic status, awareness of breast cancer, breast self-examination, its practice and attitude towards breast cancer.Among 258, who were interviewed most of them (251) 97.2% were aware of breast cancer. Only (104) 40.3% were aware of breast self-examination and (88) 34.1% of them said BSE is not necessary for them at all. It was observed 17.8% (46) have performed BSE before. Regarding the age group for performing BSE was 29.5% in 20-40 years, 28.7% after 40 years and 24.5% said that they do not know when it should be done. It was reported, among the participants only 17.8% (46) has done BSE and 85.7% were interested to know about BSE and only 7.4% knew the correct method of performing BSE. The reason for doing BSE among these 17.8% was 9.3% due to pain in the breast and 7.4% for lump in the breast. 46.1% of the participants agreed that early diagnosis of breast cancer by doing BSE will definitely cure Breast cancer. Keywords:Breast cancer, breast self-examination, knowledge, awareness, rural women
Authors and Affiliations
S Rajini, C. Kamesh Vell, K. Kannan, Poovitha .
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP372379
- DOI -
- Views 100
- Downloads 0
Clinico-Etiological Profile of Neurological Disorders in Hospitalized Children in Odisha
Abstract: A hospital based study of neurological disorders prevalent in children admitted to a tertiary care hospital. A total of 414 cases were studied and classified according to ICD-NA (1997) from G00-G99 after diagno...
Knowledge and Preventive Practices Regarding Dengue among Dengue Fever Cases Admitted at Tertiary Care Hospital, Rajkot, Gujarat, 2014
Abstract: Dengue is the most common disease among all the arthropod-borne viral diseases. Due to remarkable changes in the epidemiology of dengue, currently dengue ranks the most important mosquito-borne viral disease in...
In-Vitro Sensitivities of Combinations of Cefipime, Ceftazidime, Cefpirome Along With Beta Lactamase Inhibitors Sulbactam against ESBL Producing Enterobacteriaceae
Abstract: ESBL (extended spectrum beta lactamase) producing enterobactericeae are resistant to betalactam group of antibiotics causing a great threat to their treatment options .The present study was undertaken to determ...
Research on interrelation between metabolic syndrome and its components and hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and fatty liver disease
between metabolic syndrome and viral hepatitis. Thus, a hepatitis B carrier or a person infected with chronic hepatitis C who has metabolic syndrome may face a higher risk of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. However, th...
Assessment of Chronological Age by Lower Third Molar Eruption Fulwaria Mukesh1, Bijaraniya Kuldeep2, Kumar Ravindra3
Abstract: The estimation of age is an important activity and is commonly carried in medico legal area. Assessment of age is often required while administering justice to an individual involved in civil and criminal litig...