Breast cancer knowledge and awareness among university students in Angola
Breast cancer knowledge and awareness among university students in Angola
复制标题
安哥拉大学生乳腺癌知识和意识
DOI：
--
复制
发表时间：
2012
期刊：
影响因子：
--
通讯作者：
B. Mafuvadze
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Martha Nyanungo Sambanje;B. Mafuvadze
撒哈拉以南非洲地区的乳腺癌死亡率很高，这归因于公众对该疾病缺乏认识，这往往导致该疾病的晚期诊断。在安哥拉，人们对乳腺癌的知识和认识水平知之甚少。以前的研究表明，受过良好教育的人对乳腺癌的认识更高。本研究的目的是评估安哥拉大学生对乳腺癌的认识和认识。方法采用自填式问卷对大学生进行横断面调查，了解大学生对乳腺癌的认知情况。共有595名医学和非医学专业的大学生成功完成了调查。结果我们的研究结果表明，在安哥拉的大学生乳腺癌的知识不足，无论他们是在医疗或非医疗计划。大多数参与者不知道乳腺癌的一些早期迹象，如乳头颜色或形状的变化，尽管他们意识到每月乳房自我检查的必要性。总体而言，大多数参与者表示需要提高大学生对乳腺癌的认识。结论安哥拉大学生对乳腺癌的认识不足。我们期望我们的研究结果可以提供有用的数据，这些数据可以被安哥拉和其他非洲国家的卫生部门用于制定健康教育计划，旨在提高人们对乳腺癌的认识，促进非洲大陆乳腺癌的筛查和早期发现。
Background The high breast cancer mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa has been attributed to a lack of public awareness of the disease which often leads to late diagnosis of the disease. Little is known about the level of knowledge and awareness of breast cancer in Angola. Previous studies have shown that breast cancer awareness is higher among well-educated people. The goal of this study was to assess breast cancer knowledge and awareness among university students in Angola. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey of university students using a self-administered questionnaire to investigate participants’ awareness and knowledge of breast cancer. A total of 595 university students in medical and non-medical programs successfully completed the survey. Results Our results showed insufficient knowledge of breast cancer among university students in Angola irrespective of whether they were in medical or non-medical programs. The majority of the participants were not aware of some of the early signs of breast cancer such as change in color or shape of the nipple, even though they appreciated the need for monthly breast self-examination. Overall most of the participants indicated the need for increased breast cancer awareness among university students. Conclusion The study points to the insufficient knowledge of university students in Angola about breast cancer. We expect that our results may provide useful data that may be used by the department of health in Angola and other African countries to formulate health education programs aimed at increasing awareness and promote screening and early detection of breast cancer in the continent.