Evaluation of Nurses’ Knowledge toward Breast Self-Examination at Al-Hussien Teaching Hospital in Thi-Qar Governorate Tuama Alaa M.1, Mubarak Wasan Raheem2, Abud Ahmed Abudallh3,* 1University of Thi_Qar, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Community nursing, Nasiriyah, Iraq 2University of Thi_Qar, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gynecology, Nasiriyah, Iraq 3University of Thi_Qar, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Pediatric Nursing, Nasiriyah, Iraq *Corresponding author: Ahmed Abudallh Abud. University of Thi_Qar, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Pediatric Nursing, Nasiriyah, Iraq; E-mail: Ahmed-abud@utq.edu.iq
Online published on 15 March, 2019. Abstract Objective: To evaluate nurses’ knowledge toward Breast Self-Examination at Al-Hussien Teaching Hospital in Thi-Qar governorate. A purposive “non-probability” sample of (238) nurses who were selected from Al-Hussien Teaching hospital in Thi-Qar governorate for the period from October 1st 2015 to April 1st of 2016. The study results indicated that the participants’ age is more than half of them is within 18–27 years-old (62.2%), their gender is approximate; (69.3%) for female, and (30.7%) for male, mqqore than half of them are married (n=131; 55%); more than half of them has ≤ 5 years of working in nursing (62.6%), more than half of them report that their monthly income is Enough somewhat (51.7%); the majority of them live in urban areas (90.8%); and less than quarter of them work in emergency room (23.9%); less than half of them has Academic achievement is Institute (41.2%). The majority of the participant has a high knowledge (87%). there was a significant association between the nurses’ knowledge and their monthly income, address, and workplace. Top Keywords Nurses, Knowledge, Examination of Breast Self. Top |