scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Breast Cancer among Women in Saudi Arabia

10.3823/1847 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amira S. Abdallah ◽  
Rehab M. El-Gharabawy ◽  
Haneen O. AL-Suhaibany
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Preventive Practice towards Breast Cancer among Women Visiting Public Health Facility, Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
pp. 228-236
Author(s):  
Muzammil Mehmood ◽  
Mubashir Zafar ◽  
Amal Abdullah Albuqaisi ◽  
Lamia Mohammed Alshammari ◽  
Syed Muhammad Ozair Ilyas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Safe Practice ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Breast Examination ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Breast cancer is the highest burden of disease in high and low income countries and it is the leading cause of disability and death. Knowledge is important predictor of breast cancer. The objective of this study is to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding breast cancer among women visiting public health facilities in Hail, Saudi Arabia. Method: It’s was a cross-sectional study in the leading public sector hospital and 127 study participants were selected through stratified random sampling technique. Validated and structured questionnaire used. Study participants who scored greater than or equal to mean valued were considered good knowledge, positive attitude and safe practice. Chi square test was used to cross tabulation between socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge, attitude and practice score. Results: Over all 18.1%, 47.2% and 52% of study participants had good knowledge, positive attitude and safe practice for prevention of breast cancer respectively. More than two third (89%) of participants were stated that breast cancer was not curable disease, more than half (67.7%) of were heard about mammogram. Only 10.2% were belief that screening was essential to breast cancer for early diagnosis. More than two third (69,9%) were not practice self breast examination and 69% were stated that fear of disease was major barrier to mammogram test. Conclusion: The knowledge level among communities member of female regarding breast cancer was in-appropriate. Majority of them were not practicing self breast examination. Health education programme through workshops and seminars will be needed to increase the awareness toward breast cancer among females.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of breast self examination and breast cancer among female medical students in Taif, Saudi Arabia

2014 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
pp. 69-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalal M. Nemenqani ◽  
Sahar H. Abdelmaqsoud ◽  
Al-Hanouf A. Al-Malki ◽  
Abrar A. Oraija ◽  
Eiman M. Al-Otaibi
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Parents' knowledge, attitude, and practice toward childhood vaccinations, in Saudi Arabia, 2019

2020 ◽  
pp. 781-787
Author(s):  
Waleed Alsalhi ◽  
Mansour Alqurashi ◽  
Fatemah Albarghawi ◽  
Fatimah AlMuhanna ◽  
Alhanouf Alahmari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE OF PHARMACISTS ABOUT PHARMACEUTICAL CARE FOR DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS IN A PRIMARY CARE CENTER IN SAUDI ARABIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maha Aldraimly ◽  
Sayed Azhar Suliman ◽  
Ahmed Ibrahim Nouri ◽  
Manahel Mohammed Alshaer ◽  
Norah Mohammed Almaghrabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Primary Care Center ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Knowledge, attitude and practice about osteoporosis in south-western Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional survey

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rina Tripathi ◽  
Hafiz A. Makeen ◽  
Ahmed A. Albarraq ◽  
Abdulkarim M. Meraya ◽  
Pankaj Tripathi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward Breast Cancer among Kurdish Women in Sulaimani Governorate/ Iraq

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-28
Author(s):  
Bekhal Abdalwahid Amin ◽  
Muhammed Babakir-Mina ◽  
Fadhil Ahmed Mohialdeen ◽  
Mohammed I. M. Gubari
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Clinical Breast Examination ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Breast Examination ◽  
Clinical Breast ◽  
The Right ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Breast cancer is a devastating affliction, the frequency of which is gradually increasing all over the world. Cancer may be cured if properly intervened at the right time. The correct treatment, aided by professionals and the right technology can provide critical life support to breast cancer patients. This study was conducted to assessment knowledge, attitude and practice of breast cancer among Kurdish females visited Maternity Teaching Hospital in Sulaimani. A face-to-face interview through a question¬naire to assessment of knowledge and practices toward breast cancer of 500 non-breast cancer women visited Maternity Teaching Hospital was done. Data were computerized and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS, version 22). P-value of < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Out of 500 participants in the current study on knowledge and practices toward breast cancer among non-breast cancer women, consequently were 227 (45.4%) and 201 (40.2%) practiced breast self-examination(BSE) and clinical breast examination respectively. In this study the participants having no symptoms and lack of knowledge about how to do BSE where regarded as the barriers of not practicing BSE (44.7%, 55.3%) respectively. The most common reason for not doing clinical breast examination (CBE) is fear of the outcome and no sign & symptom of breast cancer (28.8%, 61.9%) respectively. The high education level showed significantly more knowledge of breast self-examination and mammography than Illiterate women P≤ 0.001 and P≤ 0.03 respectively. On the other hand, the high education level women showed significantly more practice of breast self-examination P≤ 0.001. In conclusion, the present study found the facts to the inadequate knowledge of female about breast cancer and recognized the negative influence of low knowledge on the practice of BSE, CBE and mammography and the breast cancer incidence. Therefore, more determinations are needed to develop a positive attitude toward BSE, CBE and mammography screening and practice in Sulaimani.

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