Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Breast Self-Examination Among Female Nurses Of A Medical College.

[摘要] Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death inwomen worldwide. Breast self-exam (BSE) is an important way to find breast cancer early. As a healthcare professional staff nurse has a duty to educate other women about breast cancer and breast self- examination. Aims: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of breast self-examination amongfemale nurses. A cross sectional study was conducted among 225 female nurses from September 2022 toFebruary 2023 of Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government medical college in Maharashtra using predesignedquestionnaire. Only 12.9% knew BSE should be performed from day seven to ten after menstrual cycle,25.8% of the study subjects knew BSE should be performed both in front of the mirror and lying downposition, however 53.3% knew BSE should be performed monthly. The practice of BSE was 69.3%.However only 20.9% practiced it monthly. Nursing staff as a health care worker plays an important partin educating the society. So, creating awareness among them though special workshops, health educationetc can be conducted and they can be trained.

[学科分类] 工程和技术（综合）

[关键词] Breast self-examination;Nurses;Breast cancer;Attitude.