Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: April-June | Volume: 6 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 312-317
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20210456
Assessment of Knowledge of Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Practice of Breast Self Examination among Paramedical Females
Fauzia Khan1, Navreet Boora2, Raushan Kumar3, Niraj Kumar Sah4
1M.Sc. (RIT) Research Fellow, Radiological Imaging Techniques, TMU, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
2,3,4Assistant Professor, Radiological Imaging Techniques, Faculty of College of Paramedical Science, TMU, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Corresponding Author: Fauzia Khan
ABSTRACT
Objectives: The aim of the this research was therefore to explore the scale of mammary gland malignancy knowledge among students in paramedical college, looking on awareness of mammary gland malignancy warning symptoms, risk factors, detection strategy and breast self-assessment.
Methods: A questionnaire based Cross sectional study was carried out in college of paramedical sciences. This study was questionnaire based on Assessment of knowledge of breast cancer risk factors and practice of BSE among paramedical females
Result: Out of 250 female, 207 were available for final analysis. In this study assess the knowledge of female faculty and students about Breast cancer, risk factors and practice of Breast Self Examination and calculated the mean value of respondents who give the correct answer and concluded that the knowledge of female faculty have average 63.08%, Radiology and Imaging Techniques students had good knowledge 63.6%, Optometry students had average knowledge 61.88%,Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Techniques had insufficient knowledge 49.63% and Bachelor of Forensic Sciences were average knowledge 65.8%.The result of this study was not satisfied, knowledge of respondents were not enough for this serious and most common cancer of women
Conclusion: Study concluded that there should be proper lectures and theory classes for the conduction of knowledge about Breast cancer, risk factors and BSE in paramedical college, This questionnaire based survey demonstrate that up-to-date practice of breast self examination among paramedical females were not sufficient, this should be improved by the well designed training and theoretical sessions. From this study, we suggest that all members of the health care community should attend the webinars, guest lectures and training sessions about knowledge of breast cancer, risk factor and practice of breast self-examination.
Keywords: Breast cancer, BSE, Risk factors.