dc.contributor.author | Machuki, Zipporah Bosibori | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-06T08:40:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-06-06T08:40:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007-10 | |
dc.identifier.citation | The Post-Graduate Diploma of Biomedical Research Methodology in Tropical and Infectious Diseases | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/11295/29032 | |
dc.description | Project Report Submitted In Partial Fulfillments of The Requirements of
The Post-Graduate Diploma of Biomedical Research Methodology in Tropical and
Infectious Diseases | en |
dc.description.abstract | Breast cancer IS the fifth commonest malignancy III Kenya and its
incidence is rising. Most women appear for treatment when the disease is already
advanced; with grave prognostic outcome and thus there is need for a low risk method of
breast cancer detection that every woman can easily perform regularly at her home and
which is more likely to find a breast lump in an early stage like monthly breast self
examination. Health care providers have an important role to play in informing, educating
and training of women to perform breast self examination hence it is crucial that their
knowledge is accurate and aids in building awareness.
To determine the knowledge, attitude and practice on breast self-examination
among female nurses in KNH.
A cross sectional survey was conducted among 233 female nurses in KNH using
a self-administered questionnaire.
Out of 380 nurses, 233 participated in the study (61% response rate).
Knowledge about symptoms, method of diagnosis breast cancer risk and breast selfexamination
was generally good. Knowledge was significantly associated with having a
relative suffering from breast cancer (p=0.001), nursing duration (p=0.01) and the
professional qualification of the nurse (p=0.01). Practice of breast self examination was
significantly associated with the knowledge of the subject (p=0.009).
Nurses posses adequate knowledge about breast
cancer but they need more information on cancer risk estimatio | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Determining the knowledge, attitude and practice of breast-self examination (BSE) among female health care workers in Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |
local.publisher | Department of Obstetrics and gynaecology | en |