The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Breast Self-Examination Method Among the Female Youth

Date
2010-07-27
Authors
Kyamulabi, Dorothy
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Publisher
Makerere University
Abstract
The general objective of the study was to analyze the knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Breast Self Examination by female university students. The study showed that the biggest percentage of female students have the knowledge of Breast Self Examination as a tool to check breast cancer among females and how it is done, but a very small percentage of only 35.4% do practice it. The researcher recommends that policy makers use youth related programmes to encourage the youth to practice Breast self examination.
Description
A dissertation submitted to the School of Statistics and Planning in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Economics Degree of Makerere University
Keywords
Breast self-examination, Female youth, Breast cancer
Citation
Kyamulabi, D. (2010). The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Breast Self-Examination Method Among the Female Youth. Unpublished undergraduate dissertation. Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/7443
Collections
School of Statistics and Planning (SSP) Collection