Open AccessFACTOR INFLUENCING GIRLS ATTITUDE TOWARDS BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION
Author(s) -
I. Okolie Jonathan,
Kelechi T. Ugwu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5407
DOI - 10.21474/ijar01/12719
Subject(s) - breast self examination , psychology , rating scale , scale (ratio) , medicine , clinical psychology , family medicine , demography , social psychology , breast cancer , developmental psychology , geography , cartography , cancer , sociology
The study investigated the factor influencing the girls attitude towards BSE, and breast size dissatisfaction was examined as a possible determinant of BSE practice attitude. Two hundred and thirty-three (n=233) female undergraduates pooled from three tertiary institutions in Nigeria participated in the study. The respondents completed self-report measures on attitude towards BSE practice and the Breast Size Rating Scale. A simple regression analysis was conducted on the data. The result revealed that breast size dissatisfaction statistically predicted BSE practice. The conclusion and practical implications of the study are discussed.