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EFFECT OF FAMILY INCOME ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES REGARDING BREAST CANCER AND ITS SCREENING METHODS AMONGST WOMEN OF LAHORE, PAKISTAN

Ayesha Rizwan, Zikria Saleem, Saleha Sadeeqa.




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The study aimed to examine the effects of total family income of a household on the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding breast cancer and its screening methods amongst women of Lahore. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 504 randomly selected women using a self-administered, structured questionnaire. Study suggested a direct relation between the household income and the knowledge of women. Mean knowledge was 37.8% in the group having an income of PKR60,000 had mean knowledge 44.4%, 62.7% and 66.47% respectively. Attitudes and practices were independent of the income. However, participants with monthly income of PKR>10,000 had a general trend of better breast self exam practices. All the groups almost equally realized the importance of performing BSE, although, the overall practices score was low (35.4%). Findings suggested that overall knowledge was relatively weak in all participants, being lowest in the low income groups.

Key words: Knowledge, Attitude, Practices, Breast cancer, Screening






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