Breast cancer awareness and breast screening practice among women in Yogyakarta
Abstract
Methods: A cross-sectional study of 350 low socioeconomic women in rural and urban Yogyakarta areas was conducted using a validated self-designed structured questionnaire. Analyzing data using descriptive statistics.
Results: A vast majority of respondents knew that breast cancer is a severe disease (85.14%) and can be detected as early as possible (60.00%). Genetic and family cancer history was the best accepted risk factor for breast cancer (61.43%), followed by oral contraception (44.57%), radiation (31.43%), smoking (28.86%) and alcohol intake (21.71%). Over half of respondents (65.14%) correctly identified niple and color discharge as one of the symptoms of breast cancer, followed by breast lump (60.00%), breast swelling (56.29%) and breast fluid (44.57%). While 56.57 percent of respondents had heard of breast self-examination ( BSE) and mammography, only 26.86 percent of respondents had regularly performed BSE, and only 28.00 percent of respondents reported daily mammography. A large proportion of respondents (72.86%) never diagnosed breast cancer.
Conclusion: In Yogyakarta, the study reported inadequate breast cancer awareness and poor breast screening practice among women with low socioeconomic status aged 20-50 years. Health care professionals are fairly required to educate women about breast cancer and promote early detection and breast cancer screening programs to prevent and reduce breast cancer incidence and mortality.
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