Authors : Gholamali Godazandeh , H. Khani , A.R. Khalilian , Z. Atarod , A. Montazeri M.A. Firozjaee , M. Ebrahimi , S. Ehteshamie , H. Tayebifard , A. Partovi and K. Rezaie Kalantari
Abstract: Screening and preventive programs are critical components in reduction of breast cancer morbidity and mortality.A cross-section self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted to explore the knowledge and practices of breast cancer prevention modalities among a large descendant of the Iranian traditional female society. We have collected 400 questionnaires per stratum and 2400 totally. The mean age of the respondents was 25.01 years (SD = 8.78) with a range of 15-78, 46.9% were married, 86.7% had a medium-high educational level, 23.5% were housewives, 54.2% were students and family history of breast cancer was reported by 25.8%. Knowledge about breast cancer prevention was 28.5% accep, 67.3% low and 4.2% poor in the study population. 37% of the women 20 to 40 years and 48.8% of the women older than 40 years performed Breast Self-Examination (BSE) but only 17.1% did it monthly. Approximately 13.12% felt very confident that they could examine their own breasts correctly. 82.6% of the women 20 years and older never underwent a specialist visit. Among women 40 years of age and older, approximately 65.86% underwent a specialist visit once and 47.3% had obtained mammograms in the last 2 years and 61.07% have had at least one mammograms until now.The Iranian female population needs planning health education interventions and population-based specific regular screening programs to improve cancer prevention.
Gholamali Godazandeh , H. Khani , A.R. Khalilian , Z. Atarod , A. Montazeri M.A. Firozjaee , M. Ebrahimi , S. Ehteshamie , H. Tayebifard , A. Partovi and K. Rezaie Kalantari , 2008. Knowledge and Practices Related to Breast Cancer Prevention in Iranian Female Population, Multi-Center Study in 2004 . Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 3: 282-289.