Laura Liberman, Priya Singh, Kay See Tan, Ruth Gotian
Summer Clinical Oncology Research Experience (SCORE) Program: Engaging Undergraduates from Diverse Backgrounds in Cancer Research
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
enhancing cancer literacy promoting early detection avoiding treatment delays essential reducing breast cancer mortality ensuring good quality life among women less developed countries present paper describes breast screening practices women alappuzha district kerala state india multistage cluster sampling method used select study participants data collected using structured questionnaire entered using kobo toolbox analyzed using ibm spss statistics25 windows proportions women practiced breast examinations estimated 95 confidence intervals chisquare test used test associations binary logistic regression used estimate odds ratios among 320 women 55 less 50 years old 45 higher secondary education six already diagnosed breast cancer 19 95 ci 0434 314 women 732 practicing breast selfexamination 95 ci 684781 252 ever attended clinical breast examination 95 ci 204300 workingretiredselfemployed women higher secondary education almost 10 times higher odds 10 95 ci 3352986 practicing breast selfexamination bse compared homemakers women working rural employment schemes low level education higher percentage women practicing bse clinical breast examination cbe present study indicates women population concerned breast cancer women educated symptoms risk factors proper ways practicing bse importance consulting health practitioner cbe also crucial ensure awareness screening programs reach marginalized women