• Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Surrounding Breast Cancer and Screening in Iranian women
  • Elahe Daghighbin,1,* Mehrnoosh Jelve,2 Ali Vafaee Najar,3 Shahrooz Rahbari,4
    1. Department of Midwifery, Islamic Azad University of Neyshabour Branch, Neyshabour, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
    2. Department of Nursing, Islamic Azad University of Neyshabour Branch, Neyshabour, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
    3. Department of Health Management and Economics, Research Center for Social Factors Affecting Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
    4. Department of Nursing, Islamic Azad University of Neyshabour Branch, Neyshabour, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran


  • Introduction: Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common type of female cancer in most countries, and is the leading cause of death among women. reports about breast cancer indicate that every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, and every 2 minutes a woman dies because of breast cancer. breast cancer is one of the important health issues that threaten the health of women and is considered one of the country's most important research priorities. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of women on breast cancer and its screening as a step towards health system reform.
  • Methods: Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 185 non-pregnant women selected from the population covered by urban health centers in Neishabour, Razavi Khorasan, Iran, using the cluster sampling method in 2017. The necessary data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire and analyzed in SPSS software (version 17) using the Pearson correlation coefficient, one-way ANOVA, Tukey's test, and independent t-test.
  • Results: The mean age of the subjects was calculated at 35.77±8.44. Moreover, in this study, the mean score of knowledge, attitude, and practice toward breast cancer was obtained as 20.22±12.51, 177.1±42.27, and 1.67±1.73. The results of the Pearson correlation coefficient indicated that there was a significant positive relationship between the subjects' knowledge and practice (P<0.001).
  • Conclusion: Conclusion: This study aimed to investigate the level of awareness, attitude, and function of women with breast cancer and screening. Of the participants, 41/1 % had a poor level of awareness of breast cancer and screening. 57/7 % of participants had a neutral attitude. The performance score was 73 % weak. knowledge and performance were statistically significant .
  • Keywords: Attitude, Breast cancer, Knowledge, Practice, Women