Women’s awareness and beliefs of breast cancer at Al-Baha : Saudi Arabia

المؤلف

Hakami, Manal SA

المصدر

Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences

العدد

المجلد 17، العدد 4 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2022)، ص ص. 565-576، 12ص.

الناشر

جامعة أم درمان الإسلامية كلية الطب

تاريخ النشر

2022-12-31

دولة النشر

السودان

عدد الصفحات

12

التخصصات الرئيسية

العلوم الاجتماعية (متداخلة التخصصات)
العلوم الطبية والصيدلة والعلوم الصحية

الملخص EN

Background : Women's awareness and beliefs about breast cancer in Saudi Arabia were not fully investigated.

The aim of this descriptive study was to assess women's awareness and beliefs toward breast cancer in Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia.

Methods : This is a descriptive cross-sectional study; it was conducted among women attending the Women and Child Care Center at Alawi Royal Mall in Alaqiq for mammogram screening of breast cancer.

A convenient sampling technique was used; it included women who attended the center in the period from September 2021 to December 2021, and who agreed to participate.

The data were collected using a questionnaire consisting of questions on awareness and beliefs toward breast cancer.

The data were analyzed using SPSS software.

Results : The current study showed that the level of awareness in women was high toward breast cancer general information (42.9%), the meaning of malignancy (54.3%), and ways for detecting breast cancer (42.9%), it was also shown that they had fair awareness on myths related to breast cancer (45.7%), and signs and symptoms of breast cancer (51.4%).

The study also showed that the women have a high level of beliefs toward breast cancer health services (48.6%), the ability of breast cancer to be prevalent in some families (45.7%), the ways of breast cancer self-detection (34.3%), and mammogram role in early detection of breast cancer (34.3 %).

It was found that the occupation of women and women's level of education significantly improved the awareness in women.

It was shown that the occupation of women and their level of education were significantly related to the level of beliefs toward breast cancer (21.4%) compared to 16.7% for women working in the private sectors.

Conclusion : Women in Al-Raha have a high level of awareness and beliefs about breast 1 of 12 ▸ Ⓒd women's level of education are associated with a high level of awareness and bellers toward breast cancer.

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

Hakami, Manal SA. 2022. Women’s awareness and beliefs of breast cancer at Al-Baha : Saudi Arabia. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences،Vol. 17, no. 4, pp.565-576.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1491334

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

Hakami, Manal SA. Women’s awareness and beliefs of breast cancer at Al-Baha : Saudi Arabia. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 17, no. 4 (2022), pp.565-576.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1491334

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

Hakami, Manal SA. Women’s awareness and beliefs of breast cancer at Al-Baha : Saudi Arabia. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2022. Vol. 17, no. 4, pp.565-576.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1491334

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رقم السجل

BIM-1491334