Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2016

THE KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF VARIOUS HEALTH CARE DIVISIONS REGARDING SELF BREAST EXAMINATION

Dr. Asma Shah, Dr. M. Omar Shah

Abstract :

 Breast cancer is the second most commonest cancer among females which if recognized early can be treated can lead a normal disease free life thereafter. Self– east examination is a very important method to help determine east cancer early which every woman should know. In our study we studied this knowledge at the level of interns in the healthcare system the correct way of self east examination and if possible to sought out a remedy to its ignorance. In India most often the common man seeks help of a known person or a relative in the medical field than the daughters for an initial opinion, this is possibly due to the fear and the social stigma associated with the disease. Therefore the authors of this study felt the need to educate the students well early in the course of the disease about east cancer. So decided to study the knowledge attitude and practices of undergraduate students of various health care divisions regarding self– east examination . Materials and methods This was a prospective cross–sectional study conducted at the medical colleges of Karnataka. The second year students of the medical, paramedical and nursing colleges were the target population of the study. The study was conducted between 2010 December and 2015 December. There was a questionnaire consisting of various questions in regard to self– east examination which participants who were willing to part–take in the study had to fill before and after being taught to do self– east examination. The data was analyzed Results Among the participants the nursing professionals had a better understanding of self– east examination than the medical and paramedical students before they were taught self– east examination Conclusion In conclusion, the lack of knowledge amongst the participants’ is indicative of the fact that only a few people have self– east examination training and such training programmes should be introduced college levels in order to detect the disease early decrease the morbidity of east diseases

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DR. ASMA SHAH, Dr. M. Omar Shah, THE KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF VARIOUS HEALTH CARE DIVISIONS REGARDING SELF BREAST EXAMINATION, International Journal of Scientific Research, Volume : 5 | Issue : 12 |December 2016

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