How good is breast self-examination techniques among health clinic attenders in urban areas in Terengganu?

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spelling 6400 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=6400 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection407072 Restricted Document Conference Conference Paper application/pdf 1 Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 20 Paper Capture Plug-in 1.7 Norwati Daud 2018-12-29 15:54:21 1280-01-FH03-FP-19-23776.pdf UniSZA Private Access How good is breast self-examination techniques among health clinic attenders in urban areas in Terengganu? Background: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women in Malaysia. Breast self-examination (BSE) practice is still advised especially in countries where access to mammogram is limited. Aim: The aim was to assess the BSE techniques among health clinic attenders in urban areas in Terengganu. Methodology: Three health clinics were selected from the district of Kuala Terengganu and Kuala Nerus. There were 347 women aged 20 to 60 years offered to be assesed on BSE techniques using a breast dummy jacket. A validated BSE checklist was used. It has eight components. Each component has options of ‘not done’, ‘moderate’ and ‘good’ based on their technique. It was scored as ‘1’, ‘2’ and ‘3’ marks respectively. The components were; 1. Stand in front of mirror with hands at sides, 2. Observation of breast, 3. Palpation using fingers, 4. Palpation in circular/vertical movement, 5. Palpation over the nipples, 6. Squeezing the nipples, 7. Palpation of axillae and 8. Repeat on the other side. Results: The mean (SD) age of the participants was 35.70(10.21) years. About 78 percent were married. The mean (SD) score for each component were; 1.49(0.64), 1.78(0.88), 2.16(0.74), 2.20(0.76), 1.63(0.84), 1.65(0.86), 2.02(0.90) and 2.40(0.83). About 61% of them did not palpate and squeeze the nipples. About 40% did not palpate the axillae. Conclusion: The BSE tecniques among health clinic attenders are poor. Correct BSE tecniques should be taught regularly through health promotion either in the clinics or in other places. 21st Family Medicine Scientific Conference 2018 Perak, Malaysia
spellingShingle How good is breast self-examination techniques among health clinic attenders in urban areas in Terengganu?
summary Background: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women in Malaysia. Breast self-examination (BSE) practice is still advised especially in countries where access to mammogram is limited. Aim: The aim was to assess the BSE techniques among health clinic attenders in urban areas in Terengganu. Methodology: Three health clinics were selected from the district of Kuala Terengganu and Kuala Nerus. There were 347 women aged 20 to 60 years offered to be assesed on BSE techniques using a breast dummy jacket. A validated BSE checklist was used. It has eight components. Each component has options of ‘not done’, ‘moderate’ and ‘good’ based on their technique. It was scored as ‘1’, ‘2’ and ‘3’ marks respectively. The components were; 1. Stand in front of mirror with hands at sides, 2. Observation of breast, 3. Palpation using fingers, 4. Palpation in circular/vertical movement, 5. Palpation over the nipples, 6. Squeezing the nipples, 7. Palpation of axillae and 8. Repeat on the other side. Results: The mean (SD) age of the participants was 35.70(10.21) years. About 78 percent were married. The mean (SD) score for each component were; 1.49(0.64), 1.78(0.88), 2.16(0.74), 2.20(0.76), 1.63(0.84), 1.65(0.86), 2.02(0.90) and 2.40(0.83). About 61% of them did not palpate and squeeze the nipples. About 40% did not palpate the axillae. Conclusion: The BSE tecniques among health clinic attenders are poor. Correct BSE tecniques should be taught regularly through health promotion either in the clinics or in other places.
title How good is breast self-examination techniques among health clinic attenders in urban areas in Terengganu?
title_full How good is breast self-examination techniques among health clinic attenders in urban areas in Terengganu?
title_fullStr How good is breast self-examination techniques among health clinic attenders in urban areas in Terengganu?
title_full_unstemmed How good is breast self-examination techniques among health clinic attenders in urban areas in Terengganu?
title_short How good is breast self-examination techniques among health clinic attenders in urban areas in Terengganu?
title_sort how good is breast self-examination techniques among health clinic attenders in urban areas in terengganu?