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Knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among undergraduate student in Bahir Dar University, North-West Ethiopia, 2016: A cross-sectional study

Tilahun Tewabe, Zelalem Mekuria
Journal of Public Health in Africa | Vol 10, No 1 | a889 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2019.805 | © 2024 Tilahun Tewabe, Zelalem Mekuria | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 11 November 2024 | Published: 03 May 2019

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Tilahun Tewabe, Bahir Dar University, College of Medicine and Health Science, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Zelalem Mekuria, Bahir Dar University, College of Medicine and Health Science, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

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Abstract

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, with nearly 1.7 million new cases diagnosed each year which accounts 12% of all new cancer cases and 25% of all cancers in women. Breast self-examination offers women the best opportunity for reducing breast cancer deaths. From a total of 222 respondents about 190 (85.6%) heard about breast self-examination. One hundred forty-three (75.3%) had good knowledge about sign and symptoms of breast cancer and 47 (24.7%) had poor knowledge about the sign and symptoms of breast cancer. From total respondents of the study 120 (54.1%) practiced breast self-examination. Breast self-examination practice is relatively frequent problem in Bahir Dar University, health science students. Negligence, forgetfulness and lack of knowledge are the main factors for poor practice of breast self-examination. Public health education using the media, clubs and leaflet could significantly reduce poor practice of breast self-examination and increases early detection of breast lump.

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knowledge and practice of breast self-examination; college of health sciences; Bahir Dar University; North West; Ethiopia

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