Atta Abbas Naqvi1, Fatima Zehra2, Rizwan Ahmad3, Rizwan Ahmad3, Niyaz Ahmad4, Nida Yazdani5, Saman Usmani6, Ishrat Younus6, Sehrish Badar6, Sarah Jameel Khan6. 1. Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. 2. Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology SZABIST, Karachi. 3. Natural Products and Alternative Medicines, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. 4. Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. 5. Department of Pharmacy, Clifton Hospital, Karachi. 6. Faculty of Pharmacy, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To document the knowledge and attitudes of women towards breast cancer, breast screening and early detection techniques. METHODS: This cross-sectional survey was conducted from December 2015 to May 2016 in Karachi and Islamabad, Pakistan, and comprised women aged above 18 years. The survey used breast cancer inventory as a research instrument after piloting and validation. SPSS 20 was used for data analysis. RESULTS: Of the 1,304 respondents, 948(72.7%) were single, 1,082(83%) belonged to the 18-30 age group, 800(61.3%) had Urdu-speaking ethnicity and 794(60.9%) were educated. The prevalence of breast cancer in family was 226(17.33%). Besides, 446(34.2%) had low knowledge regarding the subject, 646(49.5%) appeared welcoming to the idea of breast screening, 1,008(77.3%) indicated their discomfort in discussing the topic, whereas 1,080(82.8%)preferred a female physician. CONCLUSIONS: There was a dearth of knowledge regarding breast cancer among the participants..
OBJECTIVE: To document the knowledge and attitudes of women towards breast cancer, breast screening and early detection techniques. METHODS: This cross-sectional survey was conducted from December 2015 to May 2016 in Karachi and Islamabad, Pakistan, and comprised women aged above 18 years. The survey used breast cancer inventory as a research instrument after piloting and validation. SPSS 20 was used for data analysis. RESULTS: Of the 1,304 respondents, 948(72.7%) were single, 1,082(83%) belonged to the 18-30 age group, 800(61.3%) had Urdu-speaking ethnicity and 794(60.9%) were educated. The prevalence of breast cancer in family was 226(17.33%). Besides, 446(34.2%) had low knowledge regarding the subject, 646(49.5%) appeared welcoming to the idea of breast screening, 1,008(77.3%) indicated their discomfort in discussing the topic, whereas 1,080(82.8%)preferred a female physician. CONCLUSIONS: There was a dearth of knowledge regarding breast cancer among the participants..
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Breast cancer, Pakistan, Women, Awareness, Knowledge, Attitudes
Authors: Md Ashraful Islam; Dhfer Mahdi AlShayban; Zeb-Un- Nisa; Ghadeer Abdulwahab Mohammed Al-Hawaj; Ghadeer Hani Ali Al-Eid; Atheer Mohammed Moqbel Alenazi; Zubda Malik; Muhammad Bilal Maqsood; Azfar Athar Ishaqui; Zahida Akbar; Muhammad Shahid Iqbal; Mohammad Akbar Hossain; Mohammed Alnuhait; Abdul Haseeb Journal: Front Public Health Date: 2022-05-06