Isra Medical Journal

Title:

Breast Cancer Screening Practices among Female Nurses:A Study of Public Hospitals District Multan

Authors:

Tanveer Ahmad, Kamran Ishfaq, Ammir Mushtaq

Published on:

2017-08-31

Journal Reference:

Volume 9- Issue 4 July - August 2017

Pages:

244-247

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ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the screening practices of nurses in relation to breast cancer and its risk factors.

STUDY DESIGN: A cross sectional Observational study.

PLACE AND DURATION: The study was conducted in the two public hospitals i.e. The Children's Hospital & the Institute of Child HealthMultan and Nishtar Hospital and Medical College Multan from 1st June 2015 to 30th November 2015.

METHODOLOGY: A sample of 200 female nurses was selected through convenient sampling technique. The charge nurses working onregular basis in the public sector hospitals were included and other nursing college trainees were excluded in the study. Questionnairewas used as a tool that include; frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. Questions regarding breast screening practices,awareness, breast self examination were asked.

RESULTS: Of the 200 respondents 70.0% of the respondents had ever heard of breast self-examination while 30.0% reported that theyhad not ever heard about breast self-examination. Majority of the respondents 71.5% reported that they had not ever practicedbreast self-examination and only 28.5% reported that they had practiced breast self-examination. About 96.0% respondents reportedthat they had not got their breasts ever examined by a doctor or a nurse and only 4.0% said they got examined their breasts by a doctoror a nurse.

CONCLUSION: The knowledge of breast screening practices among female nurses was relatively poor and it needed to be improved.

KEY WORD: Breast Cancer; Screening; Female Nurses; Public Hospitals