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Screening and knowledge of mammography in Balok, Kuantan.

Introduction: Breast cancer is the first-ranked cancer in Malaysia. However, Malaysians have a low screening rate for mammography. The objective of this study was to determine the screening and knowledge of mammography among patients attending Balok health clinic. Materials and Methods: A cross-se...

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Main Authors: Tan, Kui Foung, Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Khamis@Roslee, Norhayaty Sharman
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Language:English
Published: 2021
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R Medicine (General)
RA Public aspects of medicine
RG Gynecology and obstetrics
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spelling my.iium.irep.955442021-12-30T07:19:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/95544/ Screening and knowledge of mammography in Balok, Kuantan. Tan, Kui Foung Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Khamis@Roslee, Norhayaty Sharman R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RG Gynecology and obstetrics Introduction: Breast cancer is the first-ranked cancer in Malaysia. However, Malaysians have a low screening rate for mammography. The objective of this study was to determine the screening and knowledge of mammography among patients attending Balok health clinic. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Balok Health clinic, Kuantan. 110 women aged 20 and above were recruited to complete the self-administrated validated questionnaire consisting of 2 sections. The first section is on the socio-demographic characteristics including the past history of mammography screening. The second section is on the knowledge of mammography where the total score of more than 70% was graded as good knowledge. The data were analysed using SPSS version 25. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 40.14 years (SD=12.98). The majority were under the age of 40 years (55.5%), married (90%), and housewives (50%). Only 29.1% of respondents had a history of mammography screening. There were 29.1% of respondents have a good knowledge of mammography. Multivariate analysis revealed that housewives (aOR=4.237, 95% CI: 1.290 to 13.914), single (aOR=6.967, 95%CI= 1.385 to 45.044), and a previous mammogram screening (aOR= 4.315, 95% CI= 1.598 to 11.648) were statistically associated with the good knowledge of mammography (p<0.05). Conclusion: Low percentage of women had performed mammography screening and majority of them have poor knowledge of mammography screening for breast cancer. It is essential to educate the public regarding the importance of mammography because good knowledge will lead to a higher rate of a mmography screening 2021-12-14 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/95544/1/Mamogram.pdf Tan, Kui Foung and Md Aris, Mohd Aznan and Khamis@Roslee, Norhayaty Sharman (2021) Screening and knowledge of mammography in Balok, Kuantan. In: Medical Research Symposium 2021, 14 December 2021, Kuantan, Pahang. (Unpublished)
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topic R Medicine (General)
RA Public aspects of medicine
RG Gynecology and obstetrics
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RA Public aspects of medicine
RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Tan, Kui Foung
Md Aris, Mohd Aznan
Khamis@Roslee, Norhayaty Sharman
Screening and knowledge of mammography in Balok, Kuantan.
description Introduction: Breast cancer is the first-ranked cancer in Malaysia. However, Malaysians have a low screening rate for mammography. The objective of this study was to determine the screening and knowledge of mammography among patients attending Balok health clinic. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Balok Health clinic, Kuantan. 110 women aged 20 and above were recruited to complete the self-administrated validated questionnaire consisting of 2 sections. The first section is on the socio-demographic characteristics including the past history of mammography screening. The second section is on the knowledge of mammography where the total score of more than 70% was graded as good knowledge. The data were analysed using SPSS version 25. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 40.14 years (SD=12.98). The majority were under the age of 40 years (55.5%), married (90%), and housewives (50%). Only 29.1% of respondents had a history of mammography screening. There were 29.1% of respondents have a good knowledge of mammography. Multivariate analysis revealed that housewives (aOR=4.237, 95% CI: 1.290 to 13.914), single (aOR=6.967, 95%CI= 1.385 to 45.044), and a previous mammogram screening (aOR= 4.315, 95% CI= 1.598 to 11.648) were statistically associated with the good knowledge of mammography (p<0.05). Conclusion: Low percentage of women had performed mammography screening and majority of them have poor knowledge of mammography screening for breast cancer. It is essential to educate the public regarding the importance of mammography because good knowledge will lead to a higher rate of a mmography screening
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Tan, Kui Foung
Md Aris, Mohd Aznan
Khamis@Roslee, Norhayaty Sharman
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Md Aris, Mohd Aznan
Khamis@Roslee, Norhayaty Sharman
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title Screening and knowledge of mammography in Balok, Kuantan.
title_short Screening and knowledge of mammography in Balok, Kuantan.
title_full Screening and knowledge of mammography in Balok, Kuantan.
title_fullStr Screening and knowledge of mammography in Balok, Kuantan.
title_full_unstemmed Screening and knowledge of mammography in Balok, Kuantan.
title_sort screening and knowledge of mammography in balok, kuantan.
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