Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of female university students in Palestine toward breast cancer and breast self-examination

Joint Authors

Dhuwayb, Muhammad
Khuraywish, Ala
Shakarna, Arij
Salimih, Shirin

Source

Hebron University Research Journal : Natural Sciences

Issue

Vol. 9, Issue - (31 Dec. 2020), pp.29-44, 16 p.

Publisher

Hebron University Deanship of Scientific Research

Publication Date

2020-12-31

Country of Publication

Palestine (West Bank)

No. of Pages

16

Main Subjects

Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences

Abstract EN

Breast cancer, being the most prevalent cancer among women worldwide, leads to about 400,000 deaths yearly.

All women should have a basic understanding of breast self-examination (BSE).

This study aims at determining university students’ knowledge, behavior and beliefs about breast cancer and BSE.

Data were obtained using a structured questionnaire that was distributed over 1200 female university students in 6 Palestinian universities.

The questionnaire evaluated the students’ knowledge, behavior, and attitudes about breast cancer and BSE.

The study revealed that 86% of the participants had an awareness of breast cancer and 33% were aware of the term BSE.

Only 45% of the participants had ever performed BSE.

The study also revealed some misconceptions related to breast cancer; about half of the participants believed that breast cancer certainly leads to death and 24% of them believed that a person can have breast cancer only if they had a family history.

Further efforts need to be done to expand women’s knowledge about breast cancer, early detection and treatment.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Dhuwayb, Muhammad& Khuraywish, Ala& Shakarna, Arij& Salimih, Shirin. 2020. Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of female university students in Palestine toward breast cancer and breast self-examination. Hebron University Research Journal : Natural Sciences،Vol. 9, no. -, pp.29-44.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1332707

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Dhuwayb, Muhammad…[et al.]. Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of female university students in Palestine toward breast cancer and breast self-examination. Hebron University Research Journal : Natural Sciences Vol. 9 (2020), pp.29-44.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1332707

American Medical Association (AMA)

Dhuwayb, Muhammad& Khuraywish, Ala& Shakarna, Arij& Salimih, Shirin. Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of female university students in Palestine toward breast cancer and breast self-examination. Hebron University Research Journal : Natural Sciences. 2020. Vol. 9, no. -, pp.29-44.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1332707

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 41-44

Record ID

BIM-1332707