Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Female toward Breast Self- Examination at Abha City
Sanad Alqarni, A., Abd Elrahman Elhanafey, S., Eltayeb Ahmad, K., Mohammed Abojameelah, S., A Algharib, D., Awad M Elmashad, H. (2023). Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Female toward Breast Self- Examination at Abha City. EKB Journal Management System, 14(2), 466-475. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.297718
Aida Sanad Alqarni; Sehame Abd Elrahman Elhanafey; Kawther Eltayeb Ahmad; Sharifah Mohammed Abojameelah; Dawlat A Algharib; Hanan Awad M Elmashad. "Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Female toward Breast Self- Examination at Abha City". EKB Journal Management System, 14, 2, 2023, 466-475. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.297718
Sanad Alqarni, A., Abd Elrahman Elhanafey, S., Eltayeb Ahmad, K., Mohammed Abojameelah, S., A Algharib, D., Awad M Elmashad, H. (2023). 'Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Female toward Breast Self- Examination at Abha City', EKB Journal Management System, 14(2), pp. 466-475. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.297718
Sanad Alqarni, A., Abd Elrahman Elhanafey, S., Eltayeb Ahmad, K., Mohammed Abojameelah, S., A Algharib, D., Awad M Elmashad, H. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Female toward Breast Self- Examination at Abha City. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 14(2): 466-475. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.297718

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Female toward Breast Self- Examination at Abha City

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 14, Issue 2, June 2023, Page 466-475  XML PDF (301.33 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.297718
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Authors
Aida Sanad Alqarni1; Sehame Abd Elrahman Elhanafey2; Kawther Eltayeb Ahmad3; Sharifah Mohammed Abojameelah4; Dawlat A Algharib5; Hanan Awad M Elmashad6
1Assistance Prof Medical Surgical Nursing department, College of Nursing-Abha- King- Khalid University
2Assistance Prof Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing –Abha- King Khalid University
3Assistance Prof Community Health Nursing department, College of Nursing- Abha-King Khalid University
4Senior Specialist, Medical Surgical Nursing, Abha Maternity and children Hospital
5Lecture Medical Surgical department, College of Nursing- Abha-King Khalid University
6Assistance Prof Maternal and Neonatal department, College of Nursing- Abha-King Khalid University
Abstract
Aim: This study aimed to explore knowledge, attitude, and practice of female toward Breast Self-Examination (BSE) at Abha city. Research design: A descriptive- cross sectional design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting and sampling:  A convenient sample of 508 female from different primary health care centers at Abha city South-western, Saudi Arabian. Tools of Data collection included a structured interviewing questionnaire to cover data related to socio demographic characteristics, knowledge about breast self-examination, attitude toward breast self-examination and practice toward breast self-examination. It was Google form. Results:  More than half of female didn’t perform  breast self-examination in previous twelve months (53.7%) ,less than  half of them had satisfactory level of knowledge (40.4%), one third of them had fair knowledge (34.4%) and fourth of them had unsatisfactory level of knowledge(25.2%). Moreover, more than two thirds of female had negative attitude towards BSE (66.5%).In addition, more than half of studied female had unsatisfactory practice (64%) related to BSE. Conclusion: This study concluded that most of female had unsatisfactory knowledge, more than half of them had unsatisfactory practice and more than two third of them had negative attitude toward breast self-examination. Recommendation: additional effort by health care provider to conduct campaign program in primary health care centers and university to improve awareness of female about breast self-examination.
Keywords
Breast Self-Examination (BSE); knowledge; attitude; practice
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