Awareness Regarding Breast Cancer, Perceptions and Compliance towards Mammography among Women Visiting Tertiary Care Hospitals in Rawalpindi

Objective: To find out awareness about breast cancer, perceptions and compliance towards mammography in women reporting to tertiary care hospitals in Rawalpindi. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Tertiary care hospitals in Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Nov 202...

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Published in:	Pakistan Armed Forces medical journal Vol. 72; no. SUPPL-4; pp. S884 - 88
Main Authors:	Hisam, Aliya, Mashhadi, Syed Fawad, Fatima, Aliha, Saleem, Remsha, Naseer, Muhammad Awais, Tariq, Hafiz Aleem, Shahid, Muhammad Irfan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Rawalpindi Knowledge Bylanes 30-11-2022 AsiaNet Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd
Subjects:	Breast cancer Care and treatment Compliance Health aspects Hospitals Mammography Perceptions Questionnaires Women Womens health Pakistan Rawalpindi Pakistan
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Summary:	Objective: To find out awareness about breast cancer, perceptions and compliance towards mammography in women reporting to tertiary care hospitals in Rawalpindi. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Tertiary care hospitals in Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Nov 2021 to Apr 2022. Methodology: A sample size of 120 women was calculated. Sampling technique was non-probability convenient sampling. The data collection tool consisted of demographic information, questions to assess awareness, perceptions and compliance towards mammography. Data were entered and analyzed in SPSS version 26. Results: The survey was administered to 120 women in tertiary care hospital. The study showed that majority of population was well-aware of breast cancer. Out of 120, 104(86%) women believed that new breast masses should be evaluated at clinics.According to 113(94%) women breast cancer can be cured and 95(79.2%) had belief that breast cancer can be prevented. Fortyfour (36.6%) women were non-complaint towards mammography having higher barrier scores. There was high significance of occupation (p<0.001), education (p<0.001) in terms of individual compliance towards mammography. Significant association was found among the participants who were compliant towards mammography with respect to occupation (p<0.001) and education (p<0.001). Conclusion: Most of women were well-aware of breast cancer and were more likely to participate in breast health activities.Majority had good perception regarding breast cancer and sufficient knowledge. Lesser women were non-complaint having barriers towards mammography.
ISSN:	0030-9648 2411-8842
DOI:	10.51253/pafmj.v72iSUPPL-4.9830