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KNOWLEDGE OF RISK FACTORS REGARDING BREAST CANCER AMONG NURSES OF MAYO HOSPITAL LAHORE PAKISTAN

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Background: Breast cancer is the most common of all cancers related to the female gender worldwide. Pakistan reports an incidence of is about 70 cases per 100,000 patients in the urban populations with (≥ 50%) presenting in stages III and IV. The practical way for its early detection depends on women education. Nurses constitute a suitable group having characteristics for imparting breast cancer awareness to the women. We conducted a study to evaluate the level of knowledge of breast cancer risk factors among female nurses in Mayo Hospital Lahore. We also identified relevant factors among nurses which were associated with their knowledge of breast cancer risk factors, so that necessary measures can be initiated to improve their existing knowledge.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Mayo Hospital Lahore during January 2020 to June 2020 using stratified random sampling. A total of 100 female nurses were inducted using a self-structured questionnaire. Knowledge of breast cancer risk factors was categorized into good, fair and poor categories. Ordinal regression was used to identify factors associated with risk knowledge among nurses.

Results: Thirty percent of nurses had good knowledge of risk factors. This included the ones who were involved in breast cancer patient care, underwent breast self-exam and attended the clinical examination in ward rounds.

Conclusion: A relatively small proportion of the nurses possessed good level of knowledge of the breast cancer risk factors. This knowledge is associated with their graduating institute status, clinical breast cancer exposure and history of self-exams. Since only about one-third of the nurses had good knowledge about risk factors, there is a need to develop regular breast cancer educational programs in nursing schools across the country by maintaining the goals of continued medical education.

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