In:
Global Journal of Health Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, Vol. 8, No. 1 ( 2015-07-27), p. 277-
Abstract:
〈 p 〉 〈 strong 〉 BACKGROUND: 〈 /strong 〉 Despite continuous argument about the efficacy of breast self-examination; it still could be a life-saving technique through inspiring and empowering women to take better control over their body/breast and health. 〈 strong 〉 〈 /strong 〉 This study 〈 strong 〉 〈 /strong 〉 investigated Malaysian female university students’ knowledge about breast cancer risk factors, signs, and symptoms and assessed breast self-examination frequency among students. 〈 /p 〉 〈 p 〉 〈 strong 〉 METHOD: 〈 /strong 〉 A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2013 in nine public and private universities in the Klang Valley and Selangor. 842 female students were respondents for the self-administered survey technique. Simple descriptive and inferential statistics were employed for data analysis. 〈 /p 〉 〈 p 〉 〈 strong 〉 RESULTS: 〈 /strong 〉 The uptake of breast self-examination (BSE) was less than 50% among the students. Most of students had insufficient knowledge on several breast cancer risk factors. 〈 /p 〉 〈 p 〉 〈 strong 〉 CONCLUSION: 〈 /strong 〉 Actions and efforts should be done to increase knowledge of breast cancer through the development of ethnically and traditionally sensitive educational training on BSE and breast cancer literacy. 〈 /p 〉
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1916-9744
,
1916-9736
DOI:
10.5539/gjhs.v8n1p277
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Canadian Center of Science and Education
Publication Date:
2015
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2491737-0
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