Knowledge and Awareness on Breast Cancer among Medical Students in Morocco
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 5
Abstract
Abstract: Breast cancer appears to be a disease of both the developing and developed worlds. The primary goal of this study was to assess the Moroccan medical students’ knowledge and attitude of breast cancer. This was a cross-sectional study carried out on post graduate students at faculty of medicine of Fez-Morocco. The knowledge was assessed using 26 true-false items. A score ranging from 0 to 26 was calculated by weighting each item 1 point. Then the score was dichotomized according to the threshold 13 (50% correct answers). The study included 400 students from the faculty of medicine of Fez-Morocco. A proportion of 67.4% (221) of our study population had a good score. In our study 285(87.7%) of medical students think that Self-Breast Examination is important for breast cancer early detection. In this study, 275 (84.4%) of our study population estimates that breast cancer is a public health problem in Morocco but only 42 (12.9%) have respond correctly about the incidence of cancer in Morocco. Globally, medical students had a good knowledge about breast cancer risk factors. This study provided important data about breast health awareness of medical students in Morocco.
Authors and Affiliations
Nadia Benaicha, Diarra Abdoul Salam, Atassi Mariam, Nabil Tachfouti, Berraho Mohamed, Azucena Bardají, Nejjari Chakib, Samira El Fakir
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