Hubungan Pengetahuan dan Tindakan Terhadap Deteksi Dini Kanker Payudara Pada Remaja Putri di SMAN 10 Pekanbaru

Abstract

Background: Cancer is a disease that arises due to abnormal growth of body tissue cells that turn into cancer cells. Breast cancer is one type of cancer with the highest percentage among other cancers. The number of breast cancer in adolescents aged 15-24 years as many as 16 people was recorded in the records of the Riau Provincial Health Office in 2015. The results of medical research at the Johns Hopkins Research Center in America stated that 40% of cancer patients who were detected early through regular home self-examinations were successful. healed. Purpose: This study aims to determine the relationship between knowledge and action on early detection of breast cancer. Methods: This research is quantitative with an analytical design that uses primary data. The research sample was 84 young women using the Proportionate Stratified Random Sampling technique. Data for knowledge and action for early detection of breast cancer were obtained by using a questionnaire and analyzed by univariate and bivariate using chi square test with SPSS. Results: The results of the univariate analysis were 50 (60%) young women with sufficient knowledge, and 69 (82%) young women did not do early detection of breast cancer. The results of the chi square test show that there is no relationship between knowledge and action on early detection of breast cancer. Every young woman is expected to increase knowledge related to early detection of breast cancer so as to raise awareness to carry out breast self-examination.