TY - JOUR
T1 - Jordanian nurses' knowledge and practice of breast self-examination
AU - Alkhasawneh, Israa M.
AU - Akhu-Zaheya, Laila M.
AU - Suleiman, Samah M.
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - Aim. This paper is a report of a study to evaluate the knowledge and practice of Jordanian nurses in relation to breast self-examination. Background. Studies have shown that women who have learned about breast self-examination have positive attitudes toward breast cancer and practise breast self-examination more frequently, and that nurses who teach their clients about methods of early detection and breast self-examination are more knowledgeable about breast cancer screening and breast self-examination techniques than those who do not. Therefore, it is important to understand nurses' knowledge about breast cancer and its early detection. Methods. A cross-sectional design was used, with a convenience sample of 347 Registered Nurses at three large cities in Jordan (response rate 95%). Data collection took place in 2005 using a self-administrated questionnaire with three parts and based on the American Cancer Society's guidelines: demographics, knowledge, and practice of breast self-examination. Results. Nurses reported high levels of knowledge of breast self-examination (M = 7·6, sd. 2·7). A high proportion of nurses reported doing breast self-examination in the past 12 months (85%), but only 17·7% reported doing so on a monthly basis. None of the demographic characteristics was found to be associated with the practice of breast self-examination. Conclusion. More health education about monthly breast self-examination and prevention strategies is needed for nurses and their women patients, especially for Arabic women.
AB - Aim. This paper is a report of a study to evaluate the knowledge and practice of Jordanian nurses in relation to breast self-examination. Background. Studies have shown that women who have learned about breast self-examination have positive attitudes toward breast cancer and practise breast self-examination more frequently, and that nurses who teach their clients about methods of early detection and breast self-examination are more knowledgeable about breast cancer screening and breast self-examination techniques than those who do not. Therefore, it is important to understand nurses' knowledge about breast cancer and its early detection. Methods. A cross-sectional design was used, with a convenience sample of 347 Registered Nurses at three large cities in Jordan (response rate 95%). Data collection took place in 2005 using a self-administrated questionnaire with three parts and based on the American Cancer Society's guidelines: demographics, knowledge, and practice of breast self-examination. Results. Nurses reported high levels of knowledge of breast self-examination (M = 7·6, sd. 2·7). A high proportion of nurses reported doing breast self-examination in the past 12 months (85%), but only 17·7% reported doing so on a monthly basis. None of the demographic characteristics was found to be associated with the practice of breast self-examination. Conclusion. More health education about monthly breast self-examination and prevention strategies is needed for nurses and their women patients, especially for Arabic women.
KW - Breast cancer
KW - Breast self-examination
KW - Jordan
KW - Knowledge
KW - Nurses
KW - Practice
KW - Questionnaire
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04891.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04891.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 19191939
AN - SCOPUS:58449105968
SN - 0309-2402
VL - 65
SP - 412
EP - 416
JO - Journal of Advanced Nursing
JF - Journal of Advanced Nursing
IS - 2
ER -