Abstract
Our research project aimed at presenting midwifery student self-assessment of performing the role of breast cancer prevention educator. Investigations were carried out in 2011 at the Medical University of Lublin in Poland, and Katolieke Hogeschool of Kortrijk in Belgium, after obtaining approval of the ethical committee of Polish Midwives Association (III/EC/2011/PMA). The project involved a total of 155 midwifery students, made up of 95 from Poland, and 60 from Belgium. Relations between opposing characteristics were tested with Chi-square (x2) test for independent traits. To assess the dependence relation between the examined variables Pearson's corrected coefficient was used. Data base and statistics were carried out with computer software STATISTICA 9.0 (StatSoftPoland). Student knowledge on prevention against breast cancer was unsatisfactory.The students place of residence determined their self-estimation of personal knowledge of breast cancer prevention and diagnosing methods to assess the incidence of the disease, this knowledge being better with the students of Lublin. Better self-estimation in the students of Lublin of their personal knowledge on factors rising the risk of breast cancer, such as alimentation method, application of oral contraceptives and breast feeding was found than in Belgian students.
Highlights
Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer to occur in women of the majority of developed world countries
Student knowledge on prevention against breast cancer was unsatisfactory.The students place of residence determined their self-estimation of personal knowledge of breast cancer prevention and diagnosing methods to assess the incidence of the disease, this knowledge being better with the students of Lublin
Better self-estimation in the students of Lublin of their personal knowledge on factors rising the risk of breast cancer, such as alimentation method, application of oral contraceptives and breast feeding was found than in Belgian students
Summary
Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer to occur in women of the majority of developed world countries. Breast cancer is the most frequently noted tumor in women in Poland. It makes about 17.00% of disease cases and 14.00% of deaths induced by cancerous diseases. According to the data released by Cancer Research UK, the occurrence of breast cancer among 100,000 women amounts to 145.2 in Belgium and 66.3 in Poland. It is to be noted, that among all women suffering from malignant tumors, every fourth dies from breast cancer (Cancer Research UK, 2008)
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