Author(s)

Abdelbaset Mohamed Elasbali¹, Elyasa Mustafa Elfakia Mohammed¹, Ziad Alonzi², Rania Abdeen Hussain Abdalla³, Azizah Mazi Aldaham¹, Diem Fayez Aljubab¹, Naif Muflih Alsharari¹, Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed^4,5*

¹Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Qurayyat, KSA.
²Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Science, Jouf University, Sakaka, KSA.
³Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA.
⁴College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA.
⁵Department of Histopathology and Cytology, FMLS, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.

Background: Continued exposure to sex hormones such as estrogen is a critical risk for subsequent breast cancer. Thus the present study aimed to assess the levels of knowledge towards hormonal related breast cancer risk factors in Qurayyat, Northern Saudi Arabia. Methodology: This descriptive study included 737 Saudi volunteers living in the city of Qurayyat, Northern Saudi Arabia. For females, only those agreeing to participate in the breast self-examination workshop were included, and non-respondents were included in the questionnaire. Results: For the question apropos “Inheritance as a risk factor for BC,” 405/607 (66.7%) females signposted certainly “Yes,” as well as, 70/130 (54%) males signposted certainly “Yes.” The odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were not statistically significant, but the level of knowledge was relatively higher among females OR (95% CI) = 1.4321 (0.9597 to 2.1370), P = 0.0786. “Are early puberty and late menopause risk factors for breast cancer?” No statistical significant differences were eminent between males and females, OR (95% CI) = 0.8878 (0.5932 to 1.3287), P = 0.5629. Conclusion: Saudi women are enthusiastically willing to raise their knowledge and awareness of breast cancer prevention and control. Although women have greater knowledge about breast cancer risk factors compared to men, still some gaps need to be filled.

Breast Cancer, Hormones, Risk Factors, Estrogen, Saudi Arabia, Alquriat

Elasbali, A. , Mohammed, E. , Alonzi, Z. , Abdalla, R. , Aldaham, A. , Aljubab, D. , Alsharari, N. and Ahmed, H. (2019) Assessment of Levels of Knowledge towards Hormonal Related Breast Cancer Risk Factors in Qurayyat, Northern Saudi Arabia. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 9, 371-381. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2019.93038.