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Assessment of Breast Cancer Knowledge among Health Workers in Bangui, Central African Republic: a Cross-sectional study |
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| Creator | 1. Augustin Balekouzou 2. Ping Yin; Christian Maucler Pamatika; Sylvain Wilfrid Nambei; Marceline Djeintote; Eric Doromandji; Andre Richard Gouaye; Pascal Gastien Yamba; Elysee Ephraim Guessy; Bertrand Ba-Mpoutou; Dieubeni Rawago Mandjiza; Chang Shu; Minghui Yin |
| Title | Assessment of Breast Cancer Knowledge among Health Workers in Bangui, Central African Republic: a Cross-sectional study |
| Publisher | APJCP |
| Publication Year | 2559 |
| Journal Title | Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention |
| Journal Vol. | 17 |
| Journal No. | 8 |
| Page no. | 3769-3776 |
| Keyword | Breast cancer ; knowledge ; health workers ; Central African Republic |
| Abstract | Background: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide. High breast cancer mortality has been attributed to lack of public awareness of the disease. Little is known about the level of knowledge of breast cancer in Central African Republic. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge of health professionals on breast cancer. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 158 health professionals (27 medical- 131 paramedical) in 17 hospitals in Bangui using a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistical analysis, Person๊s _2 test and ANOVA were applied to examine associations between variables with p < 0.05 being considered signi cant. Results: Data analyzed using SPSS version 20 indicates that average knowledge about breast cancer perception of the entire population was 47.6%, diagnosis method 45.5%, treatment 34.3% and risk factors 23.8%. Most respondents (65.8%) agreed that breast cancer is important in Central African Republic and that family history is a risk factor (44.3%). Clinical assessments and mammography were considered most suitable diagnostic methods, and surgery as the best treatment. The knowledge level was signi cantly higher among medical than paramedical staff with regard to risk factors, diagnosis and treatment. However the trainee group had very high signi cant differences of knowledge compared with all other groups. Conclusions: There is a very urgent need to update the various training programs for these professionals, with recommendations of retraining. Health authorities must create suitable structures for the overall management of cancer observed as a serious public health problem. |
