Knowledge, attitude and practice of breast self-examination in a female population of metropolitan Sao Paulo
Knowledge, attitude and practice of breast self-examination in a female population of metropolitan Sao Paulo
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DOI：
10.1016/j.breast.2007.10.010
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发表时间：
2008-06-01
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3.9
通讯作者：
Peixoto, Sergio
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作者：
Carelli, Ivo;Pompei, Luciano Melo;Peixoto, Sergio
目标：评估乳房自我检查的知识，态度和做法，在不同群体的妇女在圣保罗。方法：应用问卷调查392名妇女分为四组。第一组：结果：90.3%的妇女进行了自我检查，第1组的自我检查率最低，为69.3%。然而，只有30.4%的人进行了适当的自我检查（月经期后每月或每个周期进行一次，至少有一个阶段是站立或坐着），第1组的表现最差（15.7%），第2组最好（43.6%）。对于妇女在第1组，“大众媒体”是最重要的信息来源，乳房自我检查，而对于其他组，这是“医疗来源”。结论：大多数妇女都知道乳房自我检查，但执行不当，这一发现是更常见的妇女谁依赖于国民保健服务，谁代表了一部分的一般人口。由于乳房自我检查在资源有限的国家仍然是一个重要的工具，这项研究证实了传播适当信息的重要性，并应在提高认识运动方面进行更多投资。(c)2007爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
Objective: Evaluation of the knowledge, attitude and practice of breast self-examination in different groups of women in Sao Paulo.Methods: Application of a questionnaire to 392 women divided in four groups. Group one: 101 patients of the National Health Service, Group two: 95 female physicians; Group three: 95 female medical students; and Group four: 101 wives of gynecologists.Results: Self-examination was performed by 90.3% of women, Group 1 having the lowest rate, 69.3%. However, proper self-examination (performed monthly or once per cycle, after menstrual period, with at least one stage in standing or sitting up position) was performed by only 30.4%, the poorest performance being found in Group 1 (15.7%) and the best one in Group 2 (43.6%). For women in Group 1, "mass media" was the most important source of information on breast self-examination, whereas for the other groups, it was ''medical sources".Conclusion: The majority of women are knowledgeable about breast self-examination but perform it improperly, this finding being more common among women who depend on the National Health Service, who represent a section of the general population. As breast self-examination remains an important tool in countries with limited resources, this study confirms the importance of disseminating proper information, and that more investment should be made in awareness campaigns. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.