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| Title |
Knowledge of Female Undergraduate Students on Breast Cancer and Breast Self-examination in Klang Valley, Malaysia
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| Published in |
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.15.6231 |
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| Authors |
Mehrnoosh Akhtari-Zavare, Latiffah A Latiff, Muhamad Hanafiah Juni, Salmiah Md Said, Irmi Zarina Ismail |
| Abstract |
In Malaysia, breast cancer is the first cancer among females regardness of race. The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge and BSE practice among undergraduate female students at four public universities in Klang Valley, Malaysia. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 820 undergraduate female students using a self-administered questionnaire covering socio-demographic data, knowledge of breast cancer and BSE practice. The mean age of the respondents was 21.7±1.2 years. The majority of them were single (96.8%), Malay (91.9%) and 16.5% of respondents had a family history of breast cancer. This study showed low level of knowledge on breast cancer and breast self-examination among participants. Only 19.6% participants were performing BSE regularly. Knowledge of breast self-examination was significantly associated with BSE practice (p=0.00). Also, there were significant associations between performing BSE with age, marital status and being trained by a doctor for doing BSE (p<0.05). Our findings showed that the rate of BSE practice and knowledge of breast cancer is inadequate among young Malaysian females. A public health education program is essential to improve breast cancer prevention among this group. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 137 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 31 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 7% |
| Lecturer | 7 | 5% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 11 | 8% |
| Unknown | 57 | 42% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 28 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 20% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 3% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 3% |
| Psychology | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 10 | 7% |
| Unknown | 61 | 45% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 October 2015.
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