Predictors affecting breast self-examination practice among Jordanian female university students
Other Title(s)
تنبؤات ممارسة الفحص الذاتي للثدي لدى طالباات الجامعة في الأردن
Joint Authors
al-Sarayirah, Arwa Mahmud Awad
Awwad, Muhammad Dar
Source
Mu'tah Journal for Research and Studies : Natural and Applied Sciences Series
Issue
Vol. 35, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2020), pp.63-80, 18 p.
Publisher
Mutah University Deanship of Academic Research
Publication Date
2020-06-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
18
Main Subjects
Psychology
Sociology and Anthropology and Social Work
Topics
Abstract EN
Background : Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most common types of cancer among women in both the developed and developing world.
Most women are diagnosed with BC in late stages of the disease ; efforts to fight it should start earlier with screening and early detection.
Aims : To evaluate the level of Jordanian female university students’ practice of breast self-examination (BSE), and to identify the predictors of their practice of BSE.
Methods : A descriptive, cross-sectional design was utilized.
Data were collected from 236 participants from a public university, in the southern region of Jordan during February-March 2017, using self-administered questionnaires.
Results : A minority of participants (37.5%) were found to practice BSE as frequently as recommended, which had a significant positive correlation with all aspects of knowledge regarding BC ; the highest correlation was with knowledge of BSE (r= .273, P<0.01) and the lowest was with knowledge of BC warning signs (r= .139, P<.05).
Similarly, participants’ practice of BSE had a significant positive correlation with their attitude toward it (r= .381, P<0.01).
Further analysis revealed a three-predictor model (knowledge of BC risk factors, knowledge of BSE, and attitudes toward BSE) that explained about 21% of the variance in participants’ practice of BSE (R2= .21, F (230)=13,02, P= .000).
Conclusion: Participants practiced less BSE than recommended, which was associated with attitudes toward and knowledge of BSE, BC warning signs and breast screening.
This study points to an emergent need to increase female students’ awareness about the importance of BSE by tailored educational programmes that promote their BSE practice.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Sarayirah, Arwa Mahmud Awad& Awwad, Muhammad Dar. 2020. Predictors affecting breast self-examination practice among Jordanian female university students. Mu'tah Journal for Research and Studies : Natural and Applied Sciences Series،Vol. 35, no. 1, pp.63-80.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-964063
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Sarayirah, Arwa Mahmud Awad& Awwad, Muhammad Dar. Predictors affecting breast self-examination practice among Jordanian female university students. Mu'tah Journal for Research and Studies : Natural and Applied Sciences Series Vol. 35, no. 1 (2020), pp.63-80.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-964063
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Sarayirah, Arwa Mahmud Awad& Awwad, Muhammad Dar. Predictors affecting breast self-examination practice among Jordanian female university students. Mu'tah Journal for Research and Studies : Natural and Applied Sciences Series. 2020. Vol. 35, no. 1, pp.63-80.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-964063
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 78-80
Record ID
BIM-964063