Abstract
Knowledge, attitudes and practice of breast sonography among females at a rural health facility in Uganda
Highlights
Breast sonography has become an important evaluation tool in assessing breast masses and other suspicious breast changes
Majority (95%) of the women in this study lacked knowledge of breast sonography, and generally all the women demonstrated a negative attitude towards breast sonography
Knowledge about breast sonography as well as recommendation by a health worker remained the only significant factors that seemed to influence the practice of seeking for breast sonography services
Summary
It was a cross-sectional study in which data from women was collected using interviewer-administered questionnaires. The qualitative component of the data was analysed using thematic analysis. Association between socio-demographic characteristics and adequacy of knowledge, attitudes and practice of breast sonography were determined using both bivariate and logistic regression analysis. A Chi-square was used to test statistical significance. This study was conducted at a rural hospital located in central Uganda, about 120 Km from the capital city. It is a mission hospital that receives patients from many of the surrounding smaller health centres
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