Breast cancer screening: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices among female university students in The Gambia

B Kinteh, SLS Kinteh, A Jammeh… - Biomed Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Breast cancer is the second most prevalent form of cancer in The Gambia, with
an incidence rate of approximately 15% and a mortality rate exceeding 50% in 2020. The all …

Breast cancer awareness, risk factors and screening practices among future health professionals in Ghana: A cross-sectional study

S Osei-Afriyie, AK Addae, S Oppong, H Amu… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Like many other women in the developing world, the practice of breast cancer
screening among Ghanaian women is unsatisfactory. As a result, many cases are …

Breast cancer knowledge and screening practices among undergraduates in a Nigerian tertiary institution, Southwest Region

A Yusuf, I Okafor, T Olubodun, O Onigbogi - African health sciences, 2022 - ajol.info
Introduction: Breast cancer is the most diagnosed female malignancy in Nigeria. This study
aimed to assess the knowledge and practice of breast cancer screening among female …

[HTML][HTML] Awareness, knowledge and practices of breast cancer screening measures among female postgraduate students of a Nigerian Federal University: a cross …

JO Aluko, MF Ojelade, CO Sowunmi… - African journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods This cross-sectional descriptive study recruited 278 female postgraduate students
of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria as participants using purposive sampling technique …

Awareness level, knowledge and attitude towards breast cancer among staff and students of Hail University, Saudi Arabia

M Almeshari, Y Alzamil, A Alyahyawi, A Abanomy… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Awareness of screening procedures and illness warning signals is critical for
expanding and implementing screening programs in society, which would improve the odds …

Assessment of Knowledge About Breast Cancer Screening Among Female Faculty of University of Lahore: Assessment of Knowledge About Breast Cancer Screening …

S Farhat, TA Faridi, S Hameed… - Pakistan BioMedical …, 2022 - pakistanbmj.com
Carcinoma of breast is now the most frequent of all cancers, both in male and female
malignancies. It is also the fifth leading cause of death from all types of malignancies, and …

[PDF][PDF] Breast cancer awareness, attitude and screening practices among university students: intervention needed

S Rafique, Z Waseem, F Sheerin - Biomed J Sci Tech Res, 2018 - academia.edu
Background: Breast cancer has become an important public health problem especially in
Southeast Asia. This study intended to explore about knowledge of breast cancer symptoms …

[HTML][HTML] Breast cancer knowledge and breast self-examination practices among female university students in Kampala, Uganda: a descriptive study

K Godfrey, T Agatha, J Nankumbi - Oman Medical Journal, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The purpose of the study was to assess female university students' knowledge of
breast cancer risk factors, signs and symptoms, and identify breast self-examination (BSE) …

Mapping evidence on knowledge of breast cancer screening and its uptake among women in Ghana: a scoping review

A Afaya, AA Seidu, S Sang, VN Yakong… - BMC Health Services …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Female breast cancer is currently the most commonly diagnosed cancer
globally with an estimated 2.3 million new cases in 2020. Due to its rising frequency and …

Female high school students' knowledge and attitude toward breast cancer

Z Mohebi, M Heidari Sarvestani, Z Moradi… - BMC Women's …, 2023 - Springer
Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. Even though early
detection and diagnosis of this disease can reduce mortality considerably, several studies …