Knowledge and awareness about breast cancer and its early symptoms among medical and non-medical students of Southern Punjab, Pakistan.
Knowledge and awareness about breast cancer and its early symptoms among medical and non-medical students of Southern Punjab, Pakistan.
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巴基斯坦旁遮普省南部的医学生和非医学生对乳腺癌及其早期症状的了解和认识。
DOI：
10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.3.979
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发表时间：
2015
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通讯作者：
P. Bloodsworth
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作者：
Mamoona Noreen;S. Murad;M. Furqan;Aneesa Sultan;P. Bloodsworth
乳腺癌是全球发病率和死亡率的主要原因，但在发展中国家的影响更大。巴基斯坦是亚洲国家中患病率最高的国家。公众普遍缺乏对这种疾病的认识，往往会导致诊断延迟和治疗结果不佳。与北部相比，旁遮普南部(巴基斯坦)的识字率较低。因此，至关重要的是，大学生，特别是医科学生，对这种疾病有一个良好的认识，以便他们能够向其他受教育程度较低的人传播认识。因此，这项研究考虑了巴基斯坦旁遮普南部的一组医科和非医科大学生对乳腺癌早期征兆的现有知识和理解。采用自填问卷对2014年3~5月在校大学生乳腺癌知识知晓率进行横断面描述性分析。共有566名学生参与了这项研究，其中326名学生是非医学专业的，240名来自医学学科。统计分析使用Graph Pad Prism Version 5进行，显著性水平设置为p<；0.05。非医学参与者和医学参与者的平均年龄分别为23岁(SD 2.1)和22岁(SD 1.3)。只有不到35%的学生意识到乳腺癌发展的早期预警迹象。医学生对危险因素的知晓率明显高于非医学生，但总体上还存在不足。我们的研究表明，在巴基斯坦旁遮普南部的大多数大学生(75%非医学专业和55%医学专业)中，关于乳腺癌的知识普遍不足。这项研究强调了制定一项提高认识运动的必要性，并组织会议在该地区的学生中提高对乳腺癌的认识。
Breast cancer is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally but has an even more significant impact in developing countries. Pakistan has the highest prevalence among Asian countries. A general lack of public awareness regarding the disease often results in late diagnosis and poor treatment outcomes. The literacy rate of the Southern Punjab (Pakistan) is low compared to its Northern part. It is therefore vital that university students and especially medical students develop a sound knowledge about the disease so that they can spread awareness to others who may be less educated. This study therefore considers current knowledge and understanding about the early signs of breast cancer amongst a study group of medical and non-medical university students of the Southern Punjab, Pakistan. A cross-sectional descriptive analysis of the university students was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire to assess their awareness of breast cancer from March to May 2014. A total of 566 students participated in this study, out of which 326 were non-medical and 240 were from a medical discipline. Statistical analysis was carried out using Graph Pad Prism Version 5 with a significance level set at p<0.05. The mean age of the non medical and medical participants was 23 (SD 2.1) and 22 (SD 1.3) years, respectively. Less than 35% students were aware of the early warning signs of the breast cancer development. Knowledge of medical students about risk factors was significantly better than the non medical ones, but on the whole was insufficient. Our study indicated that knowledge regarding breast cancer was generally insufficient amongst the majority of the university students (75% non-medical and 55% medical) of Southern Punjab, Pakistan. This study highlights the need to formulate an awareness campaign and to organize conferences to promote breast cancer awareness among students in this region.
DOI：
10.1201/9781482267563
发表时间：
2006
期刊：
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine
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作者：
H. Iwase
通讯作者：
H. Iwase