Breast Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice among Nurses in Lagos, Nigeria

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among nurses working in a general hospital in Lagos to determine their knowledge, attitude and practice regarding breast cancer. A self-administered questionnaire was used to investigate knowledge of symptoms, methods of diagnosis and use of cancer screening me...

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Published in:Acta oncologica 2001, Vol.40 (7), p.844-848
Main Authors: ODUSANYA, Olumuyiwa O, TAYO, Olufemi O
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Breast Self-Examination
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health participants
Humans
Mammary gland diseases
Mammography
Mass Screening
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nigeria
Nurses
Patient Education as Topic
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk Factors
Tumors
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Summary:A cross-sectional survey was conducted among nurses working in a general hospital in Lagos to determine their knowledge, attitude and practice regarding breast cancer. A self-administered questionnaire was used to investigate knowledge of symptoms, methods of diagnosis and use of cancer screening methods. Two hundred and four nurses out of 280 participated in the study (73% response rate). Knowledge about symptoms, methods of diagnosis and self-breast examination was generally very good. However, only 30% had had a clinical breast examination and 8% a mammogram within the past three years. Use of cancer screening methods was significantly associated with knowledge of the subject (p = 0.03). Twenty-eight percent did not know how to estimate the risk of cancer and 61% believed they were not at risk. Nurses possess adequate knowledge about breast cancer but they need more information on cancer risk estimation.
ISSN:0284-186X
1651-226X
DOI:10.1080/02841860152703472