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