Study to Assess Knowledge, Practice and Attitude of about Self Breast Examination among Women in Field Practice Area of a Medical College in Trichy Raghuram V1, Shankar S.2,*, Suganya S3, Suganthi S3, Suhaanth G3, Kumar S Tharan3, Elango S4 1Professor, Department Of Community Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Trichy 2Assistant Professor, Department Of Community Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Trichy 3Interns, Department Of Community Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Trichy 4Professor & Head, Department Of Community Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Trichy *Corresponding Author: Dr. Shankar. S, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Chennai Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Trichy, Email: drshankarcmchrc@gmail.com
Online published on 20 March, 2019. Abstract Background Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality worldwide. Inspite of benefits of Self Breast Examination (SBE) many women don't even know how to perform it. The study is aimed to assess knowledge, practice and attitude of SBE among women in urban field practice area of Medical College in Trichy. Method Cross sectional study was conducted among 150 women between 20 years to 60 years in field practice area of Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre. Data was collected using a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire, the mode of data collection was through interviews. The Data was entered and analyzed using descriptive and analytic statistical methods. Results The mean age of the respondents was 32 (+/-) 12 with 12.5% of the women aged between 20-34yrs. The proportion of married women was 140 (93.3%). Majority (144) 96% respondents reporting that they do not know about SBE. The commonest symptoms of breast cancer known among those aware were bloody discharge from nipple, pain and presence of masses in the breast. They also believed that it is a deadly disease and person once diagnosed with cancer will eventually lose her life. Conclusion Health education programmes are needed to create awareness and to encourage and improve women's practice of SBE. Top Keywords Breast cancer, Self-breast examination, Knowledge, Practice, Urban Area. Top |