Author/Authors :
Bello, TO Departments of Radiology - Community Medicine - Surgery - LAUTECH Teaching Hospital - Osogbo, Osun State , Ojemakinde, OM Departments of Radiology - Community Medicine - Surgery - LAUTECH Teaching Hospital - Osogbo, Osun State , Olugbenga-Bello, AI Departments of Radiology - Community Medicine - Surgery - LAUTECH Teaching Hospital - Osogbo, Osun State , Oguntola, AS Departments of Radiology - Community Medicine - Surgery - LAUTECH Teaching Hospital - Osogbo, Osun State , Adeoti, ML Departments of Radiology - Community Medicine - Surgery - LAUTECH Teaching Hospital - Osogbo, Osun State
Abstract :
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most common cancer
among African women. Most researchers have attributed the
late presentation to poor knowledge of breast cancer symptoms.
OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to evaluate the
relationship between knowledge and practice of breast cancer
screening in two groups of women with different levels of
knowledge of breast carcinoma.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted using self
administered questionnaire to assess the knowledge, attitudes
and practice of breast cancer and screening programmes
among nurses in a university teaching hospital, and women in
non health professionals in south-western Nigeria.
RESULTS: The mean knowledge score for the nurses was
10.9%±3.6 whereas the mean score for non-health
professionals was 3.5%±4.1 (p value < 0.001). In those above
the age of 40 years, comprising 141 subjects, 35 nurses and
106 women in non-health professionals, 22.9% and 15%
respectively had had a mammogram (p=0.289,1.123).
CONCLUSION: Good knowledge does not imply better screening
rates in south-western Nigeria.
