Assessment of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Breast Self Examination among Under Graduate Female Students of age 30 years and below in College of Natural and Computational Science of Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa
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2015
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: Breast cancer is the most common among developed and developing countries.
According to the American Cancer Society, about 1.3 million women diagnosed with breast
cancer annually worldwide. The high breast cancer mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa has been
attributed to a lack of public awareness of the disease which often leads to late diagnosis of the
disease.
Objective: This study was to assess the knowledge; attitude and practice of breast self
examination of female undergraduate students age 30 years and below of College of Natural and
Computational Science College of Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa, 2015
Methods: A cross-sectional study design was conducted from Feb, 2015 to June, 2015 in
College of Natural and Computational Science of Addis Ababa University on randomly selected
under graduate female students. Simple Random Sampling technique was used to recruit 662
female undergraduate students. Data entered using EPI-INFO version 3.5.3 and analysis carried
out using SPSS Version 20. Bivariate analysis was used and then entered to multiple logistic
regressions model and significant variable were identified on the basis of OR, with 95% CI.
Results: In this study, 597 study subjects involved making a response rate of 90.2%. About
24.49% of the participants had good knowledge of breast self examination while 29.50% of the
informants had good attitude about BSE. Of the total participants, 25.96% reported that they are
practicing of breast self examination in the last 12months.
Conclusion: In general, the KAP of the participants were 24.49%, 29.5% and 25.9%
respectively. This finding showed that the participants had poor KAP toward BSE. Therefore,
Universities and other stake holders should plan to promote provision of information, education
and communication targeting young females, and the general community to increase awareness
to ward breast self examination
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Breast Cancer