Do Quang Tuyen|Truong Viet Dung|Hoang Van Dong|Tr?n Trung Kiên|Tran Thanh Huong
Breast Self-Examination: Knowledge and Practice Among Female Textile Workers in Vietnam
Thang Long University|Hanoi Medical University|Thang Long University|National Hospital of Pediatrics|National Hospital of Pediatrics|Hanoi Medical University|National Hospital of Pediatrics
breast selfexamination bse simple feasible suitable method breast cancer screening lowmiddle setting countries aim study assess knowledge practice bse among female textile workers vietnam crosssectional study conducted among 1036 female workers aged 439 31 years old working 4 textile enterprises hanoi ho chi minh city 2016 overall 227 participants showed sufficient knowledge bse 152 performed monthly bse 77 completely performed 5 steps bse prevalence insufficient bse knowledge higher among participants low level education odds ratio 171 95 confidence interval ci 122239 vs secondary school whose husbands farmers workers 176 95 ci 127245 compared sectors prevalence however negatively associated receiving information bse 016 95 ci 011023 yes vs prevalence insufficient bse practice also higher among females husbands farmers workers 167 95 ci 115243 compared sectors contrast much lower among participants history breastrelated diseases 046 95 ci 024088 yes vs received bse information 013 95 ci 008019 yes vs sufficient overall bse knowledge 009 95 ci 006013 yes vs compared low prevalence sufficient bse knowledge 227 practice 158 among female textile workers hanoi ho chi minh city low level education provided bse information associated insufficient bse knowledge practice among vietnamese female textile workers health education programs essential encourage improve womens knowledge practice bse