Abstract
Breast self-Examination (BSE) is the cheapest most recommended Breast Cancer (BC) preventive tool for resource-deprived settings. There is paucity in the attitude research domain and comparative gender assessments of the BSE knowledge, attitude and performance (KAP) literature. The purpose of this study was to assess the combined and exclusive gender BSE attitude of undergraduate health trainees and to determine significant differences between scores of both genders.The study used an online cross-sectional survey method. 336 health undergraduate students of the College of Health Sciences (CoHS) of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) were purosively sampled for assessment of their BSE knowledge, attitude and performarmance (KAP). The study found that compared to the construction groups’ average norm of 101.17 (SD = 9.55), our study participants’ (SPs) BSE attitude was lower (92.51; SD = 11.80). However, using popular mid-point and 3- part attitude scoring methods, our SPs’ attitude scores were comparable to sub-regional and national findings. Moreover,the male participants scored a generally high BSE attitude but significantly lower compared to their female counterparts (p < 0.5). The study recommend the need to adjust the curricula of all health trainees in developing nations such as Ghana to reflect relevant BC preventive measures. Furthermore, BSE research, education and advocacy should involve more males as important BC BSE stake holders.
Highlights
Breast Cancer (BC) is a life-threatening malignant tumor that starts from the cells of the breast tissue [1,2] and spreads through the lymphatic system to invade important body parts and organs through metastasis [3]
Breast Self-Examination (BSE) Knowledge Attitude and Performance (KAP) has received a fair share of research effort around the globe, a perusal of the literature revealed the fact that generally in terms of gender, majority of the BSE research effort have justifiably concentrated on women because of their relatively higher BC incidence, morbidity and mortality.Of those that have exclusively focused on females, there is an overconcentration on Nursing trainee/ professional at the expense of other health professional trainees
Breast Cancer (BC) Breast Self-Examination (BSE) Knowledge Attitude and Performance (KAP) have received quiet an enormous research effort around the globe and the evidence suggests that much effort have generally genuinely concentrated on females and that males are underrepresented in BSE research participation
Summary
Breast Cancer (BC) is a life-threatening malignant tumor that starts from the cells of the breast tissue [1,2] and spreads through the lymphatic system to invade important body parts and organs through metastasis [3]. BSE Knowledge Attitude and Performance (KAP) has received a fair share of research effort around the globe, a perusal of the literature revealed the fact that generally in terms of gender, majority of the BSE research effort have justifiably concentrated on women because of their relatively higher BC incidence, morbidity and mortality.Of those that have exclusively focused on females, there is an overconcentration on Nursing trainee/ professional at the expense of other health professional trainees. Breast Cancer (BC) Breast Self-Examination (BSE) Knowledge Attitude and Performance (KAP) have received quiet an enormous research effort around the globe and the evidence suggests that much effort have generally genuinely concentrated on females and that males are underrepresented in BSE research participation.
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