Knowledge, attitude and practice of mammogram screening among women in Kelantan

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dc.contributor.authorRahman, Noraida Abdul
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-10T03:00:11Z
dc.date.available2019-09-10T03:00:11Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: Breast cancer is the top cancer in women both in developed and the developing world. In Malaysia, it is the most common diagnosed cancer in women. Results of evaluation on the role of various imaging modalities used in the screening of breast cancer revealed that mammography is the only imaging technique that has a significant impact on screening of asymptomatic individuals for breast cancer. The acceptability of mammogram screening is influenced by people’s knowledge and attitude. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of women in Kelantan toward mammogram screening. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study are to determine the level of knowledge, attitude, practice and their associated factors on mammogram screening among women in Kelantan. METHODOLOGY: It was a cross sectional study conducted from January 2016 to February 2016 at ten selected health clinics with family medicine specialists in Kelantan. This study involved 429 women aged 40 to 74 years old. The self-administered questionnaire consisted of 3 parts, which were knowledge, attitude and practice on mammogram screening.RESULTS: The results showed 85.8% of respondents have poor knowledge, 33.6% have poor attitude and 47.6% are poor practice. Age, marital status and poor attitude are significant associated factors for poor practice. CONCLUSION: These results indicate knowledge regarding mammogram screening is low even though they have good attitude and fair practice toward mammogram screening. Therefore, health education and recognition of barriers toward mammogram screening will improve its uptake among womenen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8847
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan, Universiti Sains Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjectMammographyen_US
dc.subjectInstrumentationen_US
dc.titleKnowledge, attitude and practice of mammogram screening among women in Kelantanen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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