Knowledge and Practice of Breast Self Examination among Female Adolescents in Osogbo, Nigeria.
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2020
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IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences.
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Background: Breast self examination (BSE) is a simple, inexpensive, non-invasive and non hazardous means of
detecting breast cancer at early stage. BSE is also reported to be less effected than mammography or
examination by a trained physician. However, it is a reliable approach particularly in developing countries that
cannot afford sophisticated screening services for the entire population at risk. Breast cancer has become the
most leading cause of cancer death among women. This can be prevented by early diagnosis of breast lump.
Breast cancer is a cancer that is preventable and yet has a high morbidity and mortality rate but breast cancer
can be prevented by the practice of BSE which is an easy preventive measurethroughearly detection of
precancerous lesions. This study therefore aimed to assess the knowledge and determine the level of practice of
BSE toward prevention of breast cancer among female adolescence of two selected secondary school Osogbo.
Materials and methods:This descriptive study was conducted among one hundred and sixty female adolescents
recruited from Ata Oja Government High School and Baptist High School Osogbo Local Government Osogbo,
Osun State using stratified random sampling technique. A self-structure questionnaire was used to collect data
from respondents which was analyzedwith SPSS version 22 and was summarized using tables and bar charts.
Results:69.8% of the respondents demonstrated knowledge of BSE with health workers (52.1%) being the major
source of information,other sources were mass media (31.7%), friends (9.2%) and sources undisclosed (7%).
Practice of BSE among respondents revealed that 56.3% agreed that they found it difficult to examine their
breast , 61% agreed that the hospital is the only place for breast examination while 46.3% felt BSE was not
necessary. However, 40.6% of the respondents consented that theywereuncomfortable touching their breast,
44.4% indicated that going to school affected the practice of BSE while 41.9% of the respondents agreed that
BSE should be done when they feel abnormal around their breast. The study also revealed that there was
significant relationship between knowledge of female adolescents and their practices of BSE while age of
respondents was not significant to the practice of BSE.
Conclusion: Respondents demonstrated good knowledge about BSE which was not reflected in their practice.
Based on the findings of the study, the following recommendations were made:Nurses should take outreach to
schools periodically in order to teach the female students on how to perform the BSE and to be comfortable
touching their bodies. Parents, teachers, community and the Government all have roles to play in encouraging
the effective practice of BSE to reduce the rate of breast cancer in the world.
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Knowledge,, Practice, Breast self-examination, Breast cancer, Prevention, Adolescents, Female
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Omishakin, M. Y. J. (2020). Knowledge and practice of breast self examination among female adolescents in Osogbo, Nigeria. IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences (IOSR JNHS). 9(2) VII, 27- 33. DOI: 10.9790/1959-09020727733.