Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude and Practice towards Breast Cancer Screening among Female in Abha City,2017

Almanie, Reem Ali; Alshabanah, Roaa Fahad; Almanie, Norah Ibraheem; Almohayya, Tahani Saeed; Alahmari, Ebtesam Mohammed; Almaher, Eman Mohammed

doi:10.12816/0043495

	Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude and Practice towards Breast Cancer Screening among Female in Abha City,2017
The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 26, Volume 70, Issue 3, January 2018, Page 499-502 PDF (217.46 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.12816/0043495
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Authors
Reem Ali Almanie¹; Roaa Fahad Alshabanah¹; Norah Ibraheem Almanie¹; Tahani Saeed Almohayya¹; Ebtesam Mohammed Alahmari¹; Eman Mohammed Almaher²
¹King Khalid University
²Taibah University
Abstract
Background: Assessing the knowledge, attitude and practices of Saudi women toward breast cancer preventive practices improve the possibility of reducing the percentage of deaths from breast cancer as well as its prevalence. Objectives: Evaluating the knowledge and attitude and practice (KAP) towards breast cancer screening among female in Abha city in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Methods: A cross-sectional study was done and based on a questionnaire sheet conducted in Abha City during the period of September to November 2017 among421 educated Saudi women aged from 20-60 years old. Results: The female’s knowledge about the symptoms was restricted to pain in the breast and presence of lump either in the breast or under the armpit, but most of them underestimated the other signs of breast cancer including changing the position and pulling of the nipple, bleeding or discharge from the nipple, nipple rash and redness of the breast. Also, the most significant identified risk factors for breast cancer were family history (59.1%) followed by using hormonal replacement therapy (30.2%). Most of the subjects has negative attitude toward using mammography for screening while a positive attitude was shown toward seeking for medication. The KAP score was adequate among only 32.5% of the subjects toward breast cancer. Conclusion: The level of knowledge about breast cancer was insufficient among the included subjects and resulted in inappropriate attitude and practice pattern.The majority have never checked for breast cancer or either admitted to clinical examination of breast using mammography screening technique .
Keywords
Knowledge; Attitude; Practice; breast cancer; Saudi female; Abha; KSA


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