Author(s)

Nwanna Uchechukwu Kevin^1*, Rebecca Patience Suubi², Akimana Ornella Danny³, Niranjan Shridhar Divekar⁴

¹Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
²Infection Prevention and Control: Infectious Disease Institute, Kampala, Uganda.
³Public Health Department, Victoria University, Kampala, Uganda.
⁴Department of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.

Background: Regular breast self-examination (BSE) has been known to effectively detect breast cancer occurrence early. Are Women who consider BSE effective in detecting breast cancer more likely to be aware of BSE, or vice versa? The present study was an attempt to answer this question. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed for 259 female University students in Kampala, Uganda. Data were analyzed using SPSS. Univariate and bivariate analyses were carried out. Results: The majority (64.1%) were aware of the BSE technique. Women considering BSE to be effective for early cancer detection were significantly more likely to be aware of the BSE technique. Conclusions: University students who believed in the benefits of BSE were more likely to be aware of BSE than those who did not. More emphasis should be placed on health education for women of younger ages to increase the knowledge of the practice of BSE.

Breast Self-Examination (BSE), Benefits, Awareness

Kevin, N. , Suubi, R. , Danny, A. and Divekar, N. (2023) Breast Self-Examination (BSE): Association between “Belief in BSE” and “Awareness of BSE” among University Female Students in Uganda. Advances in Breast Cancer Research, 12, 17-26. doi: 10.4236/abcr.2023.121003.