Author(s)

Moussa Samaké¹, Souleymane B. Dembelé¹, Sirama Diarra², Yely Dianessy¹, Abdou Guiré¹, Dorcas Laurel Sodjiné Yede¹, Amaguiré Saye², Brahima Dembele², Birama Traoré², Thierno Nadio³, Ibrahima Maiga⁴, Mahamane Dicko⁵, Modibo Diarra⁶, Siaka Konaté⁷, Amadou Maiga⁸, Bakary Tientigui Dembele⁸, Adégné Togo⁸

¹General Surgery Department of Bamako District IV Hospital, Bamako, Mali.
²Obstetric Gynecology Department of the Bamako District IV Hospital, Bamako, Mali.
³Department of Ophthalmology of the Hospital of the District of the Commune IV of Bamako, Bamako, Mali.
⁴Imaging Service of the Bamako District IV Hospital, Bamako, Mali.
⁵Anesthesia and Resuscitation Service of the Hospital of the District of the Commune IV of Bamako, Bamako, Mali.
⁶Internal Medicine Department of the District Hospital of Commune IV of Bamako, Bamako, Mali.
⁷General Surgery Department, Kolondjeba Referral Health Centre, Sikasso, Mali.
⁸General Surgery Department of the Gabriel Touré University Hospital, Bamako, Mali.

Introduction: The level of knowledge and attitude of health professionals about breast cancer are important determinants. General objective: To study the knowledge, attitude and practice of health professionals of the hospital of the district of the commune IV on breast cancer. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional, prospective, descriptive, qualitative and quantitative study. The study period was from 01 October 2022 to December 2022. Results: In one week of survey, 110 health workers (intern, obstetrician nurse, general practitioners and specialists) received the survey sheet, 80 health workers informed it, a participation rate of 73%. The male sex was most represented at 63.75% with a sex ratio of 1.76. The average age was 39.59 years with extremes of 22 and 61 years. The clinical signs evoked by the participants were: breast nodule (81.25%), followed by breast discharge (48.75%). In relation to risk factors: interns and obstetrician nurses had no good knowledge, 51.72% of general practitioners had good knowledge, 43.48% of specialist doctors had good knowledge, and 5.88% of the wise had good knowledge. Conclusion: Breast cancer is a common pathology around the world, health professionals are at the forefront of the fight against breast cancer, and this fight cannot be effective without trained personnel.

Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Health Personnel, Breast Cancer

Samaké, M., Dembelé, S.B., Diarra, S., Di-anessy, Y., Guiré, A., Yede, D.L.S., Saye, A., Dembele, B., Traoré, B., Nadio, T., Maiga, I., Dicko, M., Diarra, M., Konaté, S., Maiga, A., Dembele, B.T. and Togo, A. (2024) Knowledge Practical Attitude of Health Professionals on Breast Cancer at the Hospital of the District of the Commune IV of Bamako. Surgical Science, 15, 342-356. doi: 10.4236/ss.2024.155032.