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100			_a Rupoli, Baraka. Donatus _921237 _dCUHAS/MD/4001578/T/15
245			_aKnowledge about Presentation and Risk Factors of Breast Cancer and Practice of Breast self-Examination among Tanzania Women in Tabora Municipal.
260			_aMwanza, Tanzania: _bCatholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS - Bugando] : _bPhone: +255 28 298 3384 _b Fax: +255 28 298 3386 _b Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz _b Website: www.bugando.ac.tz _c ©2019
300			_axii; 46 Pages
300			_aIncludes Refferences and Appendices
520			_aAbstract: Background Information: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy affecting women and most common cause of cancer death among women worldwide. Representing 25-35% of all female cancer case. It’s a second leading cause of cancer incidence and mortality for women in Tanzania. Methodology: The research was community based analytical prospective cross-sectional study that conducted at Tabora municipal, the population of interest were 157 interviewed by designed questionnaire and data entry and analysis was done with an assistance of computer programmer that is SPSS (statistical package for the social science) to generate frequencies, and percentages. Results: A total of 157 women were interviewed. The level of knowledge on risk factor of breast cancer was poor 56.7%, where knowledge on presentation was good in only 16.6% and knowledge on BSE was found to be good in only 14% of the respondents. Conclusion: It was concluded that the knowledge on risk factors and presentation of breast cancer and a practice of breast cancer self-examination among female in Tabora municipal was still low. The results highlight the need for breast cancer health education to Tanzanian women with an emphasis on breast changes, breast cancer and BSE technique.
600			_xOncology _929434
600			_xSurgery _929082
700			_a Giiti, Geoffrey. C _919967
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