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Abstract
This study aimed to measure knowledge of female nurses in health care facilities of Beni-Suef city towards breast cancer and cancer cervix.
The study was designed as cross sectional descriptive study, questionnaire based and conducted from April 2017 to January 2018.
The target population of the study was 350 nursesworking atBeni-Suef Universityhospital (governmental hospital), El Salam hospital (private hospital), El-Ghamrawy health office, Shark El Nil health care center, Mokbel healthoffice, Abdel Salam Aref health office, El Ramad health office (urbanPHC), SherifBasha, El kom El ahmar, Barot, Belefia and Abu Sleimhealth care units (rural PHC), which were selected randomly as arepresentative sample of the health care facilities in Beni-Suef city.
The study revealed the following:
The knowledge of female nurses regarding breast cancer was better than that of cancer cervix with a statistically significant difference (P-value= 0.001).
Breast Cancer
The majority of nurses (90.5%) had an optimal knowledge score regarding breast cancer.General knowledge of nurses about breast cancer was optimal by (69.44%) of nurses with reporting that early detection improves treatment results by (94.3%).
About (70%) of nurses had optimal knowledge score about risk factors of breast cancer. Early menarche or late menopause was the most knowledgeable risk factor by (74.4%) while smoking was the least to be known as a risk factor by (63%).
Regarding knowledge about symptoms and signs of breast cancer, (78.33%) of nurses had optimal knowledge score. Change of breast shape or size was the most knowledgeable sign by (94.6%).
BSE was well known as an early detection method by (95.4%) with optimal total knowledge score about early detection methods (70.75%).
Regarding diagnostic methods of breast cancer, mammogram and microscopic examination of tumor sample were known by (90.3%) and (90%) respectively with a total knowledge score= 83.45%.
Total knowledge score about treatment methods was optimal (71.64%). However, only (21.5%) mentioned biological treatment as a method of treatment.
Regarding preventive methods, early detection and sport were well known by (97.1%) and (89.7%) respectively with a total knowledge score= 90.4%.
Regarding educational level, nurses who had diploma degree were about 0.9 times less likely to be optimally knowledgeable than nurses who graduated from faculty (OR = 0.035). The increase in years of experience with one year were associated with more optimal knowledge scores (OR = 1.199).
Cancer Cervix
The majority of nurses (76.6%) had an optimal knowledge about cancer cervix. General knowledge of cancer cervix was suboptimal with a total score= 57.8%, about (80.4%) of nurses reported that early diagnosis improves treatment results. Only (8.9%) knew that cancer cervix is not one of the most common cancers in Egypt.
Knowledge of nurses about risk factors of cancer cervix was optimal (71.8%). Compensatory estrogen after menopause and sexual intercourse under 18 years old were reported by (88.8%) and (66.2%) of nurses respectivelyas risk factors of cancer cervix.
Regarding knowledge about symptoms and signs of cancer cervix, post-menopausal bleeding and dysparunia wereknown as symptoms of cancer cervix by (90.5%) and (63.3%) of nurses respectively. Total knowledge score was optimal (75.9%).
Pap smear was reported by (88.3%) to be an early detection method of cancer cervix with a total knowledge score about diagnosis of cancer cervix= 88.9%.
There was an optimal total knowledge score about treatment methods of cancer cervix (74.4%). Cellular destruction by heat, cryo-therapy or LASER was mentioned as a treatment method by (55.6%) of nurses.
Regarding preventive methods,periodic examination with sampling in 25-50 years aged females and HPV vaccine before 17years were mentioned as useful preventive measures by (89.1%) and (60.2%) respectively.