Females Employees' Knowledge, Attitude and Perceived Barriers Regarding the Ministry of Health Initiatives for Early Detection of Breast Cancer at Mansoura University | ||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 409-421 PDF (927.58 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2023.322068 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Amal Genedy1; Nehmedo Osman2; Dalia Khalil3 | ||
| 1Lecturer of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University, Egypt | ||
| 2Lecturer of Woman's Health and Midwifery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| 3Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: The goal of the women's health program is to focus on reproductive health by early detection of breast cancer, clinical assessment and free treatment. Aim: To investigate female employees' knowledge, attitude ad perceived barriers regarding the ministry of health initiatives for early detection of breast cancer at Mansoura University. Design: Cross Sectional with analytical components study design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at faculties of Mansoura University. Sample: A purposive sample of 300 female employees was included in the research starting from, July 2021 to the end of December 2021. Tools: Two tools for data collection were used; structured interviewing questionnaire and Likert attitude scale. Results: The study showed that, 51% of the studied sample had unsatisfactory knowledge level regarding initiatives for early detection of breast cancer. Moreover, 65.3% of the studied sample had negative attitude regarding initiatives for early detection of breast cancer. There were positive correlations between the total knowledge scores regarding breast cancer and total knowledge scores regarding initiatives for early detection of breast cancer among the studied sample. Conclusion: More than half of the studied sample had unsatisfactory level of knowledge about initiatives for early detection of breast cancer. Recommendations: Implement awareness-raising strategies into action to encourage females' employees to support Egyptian initiatives. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Attitude; Barriers; Breast Cancer; Knowledge; Ministry of Health Initiatives | ||
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