Open AccessAwareness of Breast Cancer Risk Factors, Symptoms and Breast Self-Examination Among Omani Female Teachers: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Zuweina Al-Ismaili,
Khalid Al-Nasri,
Amal Al-Yaqoobi,
Ahmed Al-Shukaili
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sultan qaboos university medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.258
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2075-0528
pISSN - 2075-051X
DOI - 10.18295/squmj.2020.20.02.010
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , cross sectional study , breast self examination , family medicine , descriptive statistics , gynecology , demography , cancer , pathology , statistics , mathematics , sociology
This study aimed to assess knowledge of breast cancer (BC) risk factors, warning signs and symptoms and breast self-examination (BSE) practice among Omani female teachers in Al-Dhahira Governorate.