Open Access<p>Knowledge and Practice of Breast Self-Examination Among Young Women in Tertiary Education in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Negalign Getahun Dinegde,
Takele Gezahegn Demie,
Abdisa Boka
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
breast cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.19
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 1179-1314
DOI - 10.2147/bctt.s279557
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , confidence interval , logistic regression , odds ratio , demography , breast self examination , descriptive statistics , confounding , family medicine , gynecology , cancer , statistics , mathematics , sociology
Breast cancer is the top cancer among women both in the developed and the developing world. Many deaths can be avoided if breast cancer can be detected and treated early. The practice of breast self-examination (BSE) is a convenient, no-cost tool that can be used regularly for detecting breast cancer at an early stage. Therefore, this study sought to assess the knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among young females in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.