The Relationship between Knowledge and Practice in Clinical Breast Examination among Women in Baghdad, Iraq

Authors

  • Taqi Mohammed Jwad Taher FABHS-CM, Family and Community Medicine Department, College of Medicine, Wasit University
  • Shaymaa Abdul Lateef Alfadhul ) FICMS, Family Medicine, Medical education Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kufa
  • Zainab Abbas Hassooni CABPath, Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, Wasit University
  • Luma Hikmat Al-Bayati Ph.D. Medical Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Wasit University
  • Ban Atta Najman MS.c Statistics, Family and Community Medicine Department, College of Medicine, Wasit University
  • Iman kadhim Ajlan MS.c Information technology, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Wasit University
  • Baraa Abdulsalam Hraiga MS.c Biology, Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Wasit University
  • Alyaa Razzaq Abed MS.c accounting, Family and Community Medicine Department, College of Medicine, Wasit University
  • Roaa M. H. Shoker PhD Biotechnology, Pharmacology Department, College of Medicine, Wasit University
  • Thaer Hashim AbdulMuttaleb MS.c Statistics, Family and Community Medicine Department, College of Medicine, Wasit University
  • Gasik Aqeele PhD Parasitology, Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Wasit University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v18i2.10295

Keywords:

Breast cancer, clinical breast examination, knoweledge, practice, Iraq

Abstract

Aim: This study aims to determine both the level  of knowledge, attitude, and practice  in clinical breast examination in women and the relationship between knowledge and practice.Data collection was performed within a three-month period starting from February 2019 on. 

Subjects and Method: A cross-sectional analytical study included 657 non-randomly selected women visiting primary health care centers in Baghdad city with an average of age between (20-59) years old. 

Results: Only 51.8% ever heard of clinical breast examination. The mean knowledge score for clinical breast examination was (51.2±44). Only 5.5% of women performed regular clinical breast examinations. Participants who adequately practice clinical breast examination had a statistically significance higher mean score of  knowledge than those without adequate clinical breast examination (100 vs 44.2), (P<0.001).

Conclusion: The study has concluded that practices of clinical breast examination were inadequate in the majority of participants and need to be improved by educational programs.

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Published

15-12-2021

How to Cite

Taqi Mohammed Jwad Taher, Alfadhul, S. A. L., Zainab Abbas Hassooni, Luma Hikmat Al-Bayati, Ban Atta Najman, Iman kadhim Ajlan, … Gasik Aqeele. (2021). The Relationship between Knowledge and Practice in Clinical Breast Examination among Women in Baghdad, Iraq. Kufa Medical Journal, 18(2), 72–79. https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v18i2.10295

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Vol. 18 No. 2 (2022): Kufa Medical Journal - December - 2022

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