• Asian Pac. J. Cancer Prev. · Jan 2015

    Breast and cervical cancer knowledge and awareness among university students.

    • Birsen Altay, AvciIlknur AydinIA, Selda Rizalar, Hatice Oz, and Damla Meral.
    • Nursing, School Of Health, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey, E-mail : ilknursezera@hotmail.com.
    • Asian Pac. J. Cancer Prev. 2015 Jan 1; 16 (5): 1719-24.

    BackgroundBreast and cervical cancers are the most common types of cancer in women worldwide. Previous studies in Asia have shown that related knowledge and awareness is low among female university students. The goal of this study was to assess breast and cervical cancer knowledge, practices, and awareness among female university students in Samsun,Turkey.Materials And MethodsThis research was a cross-sectional survey of female university students using a self-administered. questionnaire to investigate participant awareness and knowledge of breast and cervical cancer. A total of 301 female university students participated. Descriptive statistics and chi square tests were used for data analysis.ResultsThe mean age of the participants in this study was 22.0 ± 5.91 years. Regarding family history, 89.7 % of the students had no known familial history of breast cancer. Students (65.4%) had knowledge about breast self examination and 52.2 % of them had performed breast self examinationm while 55.1% of them had knowledge about prevention of cervical cancer.ConclusionsAlthough the results are preliminary, the study points to an insufficient knowledge of university students in Samsun about breast and cervical cancer.

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