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@article{183856,
        author = {Nithya.KS and Ms.Sangeeta},
        title = {A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE TOWARDS BREAST CANCER SCREENING AMONG WOMEN LIVING IN SELECTED RURAL AREAS OF VARANASI DISTRICT, U.P.},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {3},
        pages = {3254-3260},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=183856},
        abstract = {Introduction: Incorporating breast cancer screening leads to early diagnosis and decrease mortality. Women participation in screening depends on their knowledge and attitude, other barriers Objective: To assess knowledge, attitude and practice regarding breast cancer screening among the samples and to associate the knowledge and demographic variables and to find the correlation between the knowledge and practice Method: A descriptive study was conducted wherein women of age group20-60 years were selected for the study using convenient sampling method. A total 200 women were included in the study. Data were collected using a 58 item modified structured tool measuring women’s knowledge, attitude and practice level regarding Breast Cancer Screening. Result: The majority 58% of the respondents were have moderately adequate, 24% adequate and 18% inadequate knowledge regarding breast cancer screening. It also revealed that 48.5% were have average positive attitude, 29.5% good attitude and remaining 22% possess poor attitude towards screening. In terms of practice, majority 68.5% had good practice, 19.5% average and remaining 13.5% poor practice of undergoing breast screening methods. A significant association was found between demographic variables and knowledge. There was a moderate negative correlation between knowledge and practice (R = -0.5486). Conclusion: In this study the level of knowledge and attitude of the women regarding Breast Cancer Screening was moderate but the level of practice of Breast Self -Examination and undergoing other breast Screening Methods was poor. Thus, the study concludes that more training regarding self-breast examination and health education on breast cancer screening is needed among the women.},
        keywords = {Women, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Breast Cancer Screening, Breast Self –Examination},
        month = {August},
        }