Breast self-examination among female clients in a tertiary hospital in Eastern Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorChepkwurui, Joyce
dc.contributor.authorSsenyonga, Lydia V.N.
dc.contributor.authorIramiot, Jacob Stanley
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-21T16:37:46Z
dc.date.available2023-02-21T16:37:46Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractBreast self-examination is a widely accepted, inexpensive and non-complex screening method for breast cancer because it does not entail complex technical training and therefore a more practical approach in a resource limited setting. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among female clients at Mbale Regional Referral hospital. Methods: A cross sectional study employing qualitative and quantitative methods was carried out among 386 women selected by simple random sampling. Data was analyzed using SPSS v 16.0 and presented in tables. Univariate and bivariate analysis was done and a P-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant while the results with a P-value≤0.2 were considered for multivariate analysis. Results: Both the knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among the participants in this study were low. Less than 50% of the participants had ever heard about breast self-examination. Only 24% of those who had ever heard about breast self-examination correctly reported that it should be done monthly. Both knowledge and practice of breast self-examination were associated with living in the urban setting, high level of education, occupation and religion. Conclusion: There was limited knowledge about breast self-examination among women in Mbale Regional Referral Hospital and this corresponds with the low practice of the same. Only a few participants reported practicing breast self-examination monthly.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChepkwurui, J., Ssenyonga, L. V., & Iramiot, J. S. (2020). Breast self-examination among female clients in a tertiary hospital in Eastern Uganda. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciencesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2019.100186
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/7919
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Africa Nursing Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectBreast self-examinationen_US
dc.subjectEastern Ugandaen_US
dc.subjectFemale clientsen_US
dc.subjectTertiary hospitalen_US
dc.titleBreast self-examination among female clients in a tertiary hospital in Eastern Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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