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Knowledge of Female Undergraduate Students on Breast Cancer and Breast Self-examination in Klang Valley, Malaysia

机译：马来西亚巴生谷的女大学生对乳腺癌和乳腺癌自我检查的知识

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Background: In Malaysia, breast cancer is the first cancer among females regardness of race. Aim: The purposeof this study was to identify the knowledge and BSE practice among undergraduate female students at fourpublic universities in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conductedamong 820 undergraduate female students using a self-administered questionnaire covering socio-demographicdata, knowledge of breast cancer and BSE practice. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 21.7±1.2years. The majority of them were single (96.8%), Malay (91.9%) and 16.5% of respondents had a family historyof breast cancer. This study showed low level of knowledge on breast cancer and breast self-examination amongparticipants. Only 19.6% participants were performing BSE regularly. Knowledge of breast self-examination wassignificantly associated with BSE practice (p=0.00). Also, there were significant associations between performingBSE with age, marital status and being trained by a doctor for doing BSE (p<0.05). Conclusions: Our findingsshowed that the rate of BSE practice and knowledge of breast cancer is inadequate among young Malaysianfemales. A public health education program is essential to improve breast cancer prevention among this group.
机译：背景：在马来西亚，乳腺癌是女性关注种族的第一种癌症。目的：本研究的目的是确定马来西亚巴生谷四所公立大学的女本科生的知识和BSE实践。资料和方法：这项横断面研究是在820名女大学生中进行的，采用的是自我管理的问卷，内容涵盖社会人口统计学数据，乳腺癌知识和BSE实践。结果：受访者的平均年龄为21.7±1.2岁。他们中的大多数是单身（96.8％），马来人（91.9％）和16.5％的受访者有乳腺癌家族病史。这项研究表明参与者对乳腺癌和乳房自我检查的知识水平较低。只有19.6％的参与者定期进行BSE。乳房自我检查的知识与BSE练习显着相关（p = 0.00）。此外，在进行BSE与年龄，婚姻状况以及由医生进行BSE培训之间存在显着关联（p <0.05）。结论：我们的研究结果表明，马来西亚年轻女性的BSE实践率和乳腺癌知识不足。公共健康教育计划对于改善该人群中的乳腺癌预防至关重要。

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