ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE TOWARDS BREAST SELF EXAMINATION AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS AT WORABE UNIVERSITY, SNNPR, ETHIOPIA, 2021
Date
2021-08
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WOLKITE UNIVERSITy
Abstract
Background: Global Burden of cancer (GLOBOCAN) 2020, reports that female breast cancer
has suppressed lung cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer. It is also accountable
for 6.9% of cancer-related death. Breast cancer ranked in the first place in terms of new cases
diagnosed beside in terms of cancer death both in Africa as well as in Ethiopia. This is an
alarming sign for all of us to wake and fight. Breast self-examination is simple, very low cost,non-invasive screening method. This method is more affordable for low-income nations
like Ethiopia. So, as prevention is the cornerstone to fight the disease even if we can not
prevent the case from happening but we can nose out it early and contribute to the better
survival of all females.
Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of breast self-examination among
female students in Worabe University, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2021.
Methodology: The study was employed by an institutional-based cross-sectional study
design. The sample size of this study was 301 female students. They are going to be
randomly selected from all departments of the campus. All the necessary data was collected
using a structured self-administered questionnaire after ethical clearance was obtained.
Result: In this study, a total of 287 female students of Worabe University were involved with
response rate of 95.3% of response rate. Consequently, the overall knowledge of the female
students at Worabe University is found to be 127(44.3%) with 95% CI :(38-50%) in the case
of attitude a total of 109 (38.0%) of study participants were found to have a favorable attitude
towards BSE with 95% CI :(32-43%). In the end, it is found that only 54 (18.8%) of the
participants have good practice of BSE with 95% CI:(14-23%).
Conclusion: The status of knowledge, attitude, and practice of BSE among female students
at Worabe University is insufficient.
Recommendation:To prepare stage of health education,to involve mini medias and other
clubs to involve in the issue ,to prepare fliers,postures and videos.
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Breast self-examination,, Breast cancer, Knowledge, Knowledge, , Practice, Worabe