Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Breast Self-Examination Amongst Indian Women: A Pan-India Study
Objective: Breast Cancer is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity amongst Indian females. Breast self-examination (BSE) as an early detection modularity can have a profound effect on lowering mortality, if it is practiced regularly. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude,...
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| description | Objective: Breast Cancer is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity amongst Indian females. Breast self-examination (BSE) as an early detection modularity can have a profound effect on lowering mortality, if it is practiced regularly. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of Breast Self-examination amongst Indian women, aged 30 years and above.
Methods: A validated questionnaire, consisting 35 questions measuring ‘Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Breast Self-Examination’ was widely circulated amongst 1000 females throughout India and responses were collected for a duration of 3 weeks, from 2nd, September 2020 to 23rd,September 2020.
Results: Despite having knowledge about the technique of performing BSE, the respondents did not have a positive attitude towards it and were reluctant to practice BSE. A total of 54.4%, 15.1%, 21.3% and 9.2% of respondents were from the Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern regions of India, respectively. The overall median (IQR) KAP score was 70.0 (16.0) out of a maximum of 110. The knowledge, attitude and practice domain scores were 22.0 (5.0), 36.0 (7.0), and 13.0 (8.0) out of a maximum of 30, 52 and, 28, respectively. All three individual score domains were significantly correlated with each other and the total score.
Conclusion: Despite having knowledge about the technique of performing BSE, the respondents did not have a positive attitude towards it and were reluctant to practice BSE. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a32f8e310a144c85a8fad82e95be29a92024-01-26T17:52:24ZengWest Asia Organization for Cancer PreventionAsian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care2588-36822021-05-016214114710.31557/apjcc.2021.6.2.141-147590Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Breast Self-Examination Amongst Indian Women: A Pan-India StudyShubhangini Sachdeva0Sridhar Mangalesh1Sharmila Dudani2Intern, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Pimpri, Maharashtra, India-411018.Final Year Student, Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi, India-110010.Professor, Department of Pathology, Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi, India-110010.Objective: Breast Cancer is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity amongst Indian females. Breast self-examination (BSE) as an early detection modularity can have a profound effect on lowering mortality, if it is practiced regularly. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of Breast Self-examination amongst Indian women, aged 30 years and above. Methods: A validated questionnaire, consisting 35 questions measuring ‘Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Breast Self-Examination’ was widely circulated amongst 1000 females throughout India and responses were collected for a duration of 3 weeks, from 2nd, September 2020 to 23rd,September 2020. Results: Despite having knowledge about the technique of performing BSE, the respondents did not have a positive attitude towards it and were reluctant to practice BSE. A total of 54.4%, 15.1%, 21.3% and 9.2% of respondents were from the Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern regions of India, respectively. The overall median (IQR) KAP score was 70.0 (16.0) out of a maximum of 110. The knowledge, attitude and practice domain scores were 22.0 (5.0), 36.0 (7.0), and 13.0 (8.0) out of a maximum of 30, 52 and, 28, respectively. All three individual score domains were significantly correlated with each other and the total score. Conclusion: Despite having knowledge about the technique of performing BSE, the respondents did not have a positive attitude towards it and were reluctant to practice BSE.http://www.waocp.com/journal/index.php/apjcc/article/view/590breast cancer; knowledge, attitudes and practice of breast self-examination; pan-india survey; bse as cost-effective and self-sufficient tool; contact tracing; bse charting. |
| spellingShingle | Shubhangini Sachdeva Sridhar Mangalesh Sharmila Dudani Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Breast Self-Examination Amongst Indian Women: A Pan-India Study Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care breast cancer; knowledge, attitudes and practice of breast self-examination; pan-india survey; bse as cost-effective and self-sufficient tool; contact tracing; bse charting. |
| title | Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Breast Self-Examination Amongst Indian Women: A Pan-India Study |
| title_full | Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Breast Self-Examination Amongst Indian Women: A Pan-India Study |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Breast Self-Examination Amongst Indian Women: A Pan-India Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Breast Self-Examination Amongst Indian Women: A Pan-India Study |
| title_short | Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Breast Self-Examination Amongst Indian Women: A Pan-India Study |
| title_sort | knowledge attitude and practices of breast self examination amongst indian women a pan india study |
| topic | breast cancer; knowledge, attitudes and practice of breast self-examination; pan-india survey; bse as cost-effective and self-sufficient tool; contact tracing; bse charting. |
| url | http://www.waocp.com/journal/index.php/apjcc/article/view/590 |
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