| Summary: | Mammogram is very effective in identifying most breast cancer in all age groups.
Mammogram has been proven to reduce mortality from breast cancer especially for
women in age between 40 to 69. The objectives of this study were to identify the level of
knowledge towards mammogram among female school teachers and to determine the
attitude towards mammogram among female school teachers. This is a cross-sectional
study conducted among 36 female school teachers at Almashoor Islamic Girls School from
February 2009 to March 2009 using self-report questionnaires. Microsoft Statistical
Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 12 was utilized to assess demographic data,
level of knowledge towards mammogram and attitude towards mammogram among
female school teachers. The results demonstrated that 96.8% of female school teachers
have average knowledge towards mammogram. Majority of female school teachers
(54.8%) have positive attitude towards mammogram. The statistical test reflected that
there was no correlation between attitude towards mammogram and level of knowledge
towards mammogram among female school teachers. This study revealed that the level of
knowledge towards mammogram is average among female school teachers in Almashoor
Islamic Girls School, Penang. However, the attitude towards mammogram among female
school teachers is positive. Therefore, more health education programs or campaigns
need to be done to enhance the knowledge towards mammogram.
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