ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION AMONG NURSES OF MULTAN
| Main Author: | Shahnaz Ashiq, Robina Kousar, Tahira Shaheen |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2021
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/5361344 |
Daftar Isi:
- Background: Breast self-examination is a safe, simple, economical and easy to perform noninvasive painless technique requiring no special expertise; it is efficient and has a positive diagnostic value for breast cancer. Aim of the Study: The study is to aimed to assess the level of breast self-exam (BSE) knowledge among nursing students in Multan. Subjects and methods: Descriptive, cross sectional study for random sampling of 100 female nursing students was conducted at College of Nursing Nishtar Hosptal Multan. Validity and pilot study was checked. Results: Study results have shown that 15.5% of the respondents had good overall knowledge towards BSE, The major source of information about BSE (57.6 %) was mass media in the study, 75.3% of participants had positive attitude towards BSE, and 4.1% practice BSE always every month. There was a significant difference between age and academic level towards Knowledge of BSE. Conclusion and recommendation: Most female nursing students had poor knowledge about BSE and did not perform BSE. Mass Media is an important source of information about BSE to create awareness among the community. Keywords: breast cancer, breast self-exam, nursing female students.