Assessment Of Knowledge Of Breast Cancer And Screening Methods Among Nurses In University Hospitals In Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2011
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ISRN Oncology
Volume 2013, Article ID 470981, 8 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/470981 Research Article
Assessment of Knowledge of Breast Cancer and
Screening Methods among Nurses in University Hospitals in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2011
Semarya Berhe Lemlem,1 Worknish Sinishaw,2 Mignote Hailu,3
Mesfin Abebe,2 and Alemseged Aregay1
1
Department of Nursing, University of Mekele, Ethiopia
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
3
Department of Nursing, University of Gondar, Ethiopia
2
Correspondence should be addressed to Mignote Hailu; hmignote@yahoo.com
Received 13 May 2013; Accepted 2 July 2013
Academic Editors: R. L. Aft and J. Klijanienko
Copyright © 2013 Semarya Berhe Lemlem et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution
License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Background. According to the American Cancer Society, about 1.3 million women will be diagnosed with breast cancer annually worldwide and about 465,000 will die from the disease. In Ethiopia breast cancer is the second most often occurring cancer among women. Early diagnosis is especially important for breast cancer because the disease responds best to treatment before it has spread.
Objective. To assess knowledge of breast cancer and screening methods among nurses in university hospitals. Method. This crosssectional descriptive study used simple random sampling on sample of 281 nurses. Structured questionnaires draw out responses about knowledge and screening method of nurses in regard to breast cancer. Bivariate analysis was used principally and variables were then entered to multiple logistic regressions model for controlling the possible effect of confounders and the variables which have significant association were identified on the basis of OR, with 95% CI and P value. Results. The findings of this study
ISRN Oncology
Volume 2013, Article ID 470981, 8 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/470981 Research Article
Assessment of Knowledge of Breast Cancer and
Screening Methods among Nurses in University Hospitals in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2011
Semarya Berhe Lemlem,1 Worknish Sinishaw,2 Mignote Hailu,3
Mesfin Abebe,2 and Alemseged Aregay1
1
Department of Nursing, University of Mekele, Ethiopia
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
3
Department of Nursing, University of Gondar, Ethiopia
2
Correspondence should be addressed to Mignote Hailu; hmignote@yahoo.com
Received 13 May 2013; Accepted 2 July 2013
Academic Editors: R. L. Aft and J. Klijanienko
Copyright © 2013 Semarya Berhe Lemlem et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution
License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Background. According to the American Cancer Society, about 1.3 million women will be diagnosed with breast cancer annually worldwide and about 465,000 will die from the disease. In Ethiopia breast cancer is the second most often occurring cancer among women. Early diagnosis is especially important for breast cancer because the disease responds best to treatment before it has spread.
Objective. To assess knowledge of breast cancer and screening methods among nurses in university hospitals. Method. This crosssectional descriptive study used simple random sampling on sample of 281 nurses. Structured questionnaires draw out responses about knowledge and screening method of nurses in regard to breast cancer. Bivariate analysis was used principally and variables were then entered to multiple logistic regressions model for controlling the possible effect of confounders and the variables which have significant association were identified on the basis of OR, with 95% CI and P value. Results. The findings of this study
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