巴基斯坦人口对乳腺癌的误解和误解
Sulhera Khan1,2, Sumeen Jalees3, Zohra Jabeen4
1Dermatology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Civil Hospital Karachi, Karachi, PAK.
Cureus
|July 10, 2023
概括
许多巴基斯坦妇女对乳腺癌有误解,包括关于母乳养和活检的误解. 针对性社区教育对于解决这些信仰和提高乳腺健康意识至关重要.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 乳腺癌是影响全球女性的主要癌症.
- 文化因素,信仰和错误信息显著影响诊断和医疗负担.
- 了解这些因素对于有效控制乳腺癌至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估巴基斯坦妇女对乳腺癌的知识和误解.
- 探索社会经济和教育背景对这些信仰的影响.
主要方法:
- 在巴基斯坦卡拉奇的一家三级护理医院进行的横截面研究.
- 300名符合纳入标准的女性使用预先试点问卷进行了采访.
- 描述性统计数据被用于通过SPSS版本23进行数据分析.
主要成果:
- 观察到有关乳腺癌的错误信念的高患病率.
- 常见的神话包括母乳养提供完整的免疫 (76.6%) 和活检传播癌症 (63.8%).
- 相信超自然的原因 (上帝的诅咒,邪恶的眼睛) 和对块的误解也很普遍.
结论:
- 巴基斯坦迫切需要基于社区的乳腺健康教育.
- 倡议必须解决文化细微差别和社会态度,以消除误解.
- 提高乳腺癌知识可以减少诊断延迟和改善结果.
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