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Gaceta mexicana de oncología
On-line version ISSN 2565-005XPrint version ISSN 1665-9201
Abstract
REQUEJO-MAS, Anngie L.; BUSTAMANTE-BUSTAMANTE, Eliana L. and SILVA-DIAZ, Heber. Attitudes and preventive practices against breast cancer in mothers of a school in Tuman, Peru, 2022. Gac. mex. oncol. [online]. 2023, vol.22, n.4, pp.149-156. Epub Feb 20, 2024. ISSN 2565-005X. https://doi.org/10.24875/j.gamo.23000004.
Objective:
To determine the sociodemographic characteristics associated with preventive attitudes and practices against breast cancer in mothers of an educational institution in Lambayeque, Peru, 2022.
Methods:
Observational, analytical and prospective study; carried out in a population of 490 mothers through structured questionnaires.
Results:
There was a mean age of 43 years, predominance of secondary level of education (48.6%), SIS insurance (58.2%), marital status married (37.1%), parity 1 to 2 children (46.5%) and Catholic religion (66.7%). 44.7% and 66.1% presented indifferent attitude and negative prevention practices, respectively. Parity (p = 0.036) and religion (p = 0.010) were associated with attitude; type of insurance (p = 0.016), marital status (p < 0.001) and parity (p = 0.024) were associated with practice.
Conclusion:
It is concluded that more than half of the mothers had an indifferent attitude and negative practices towards the preventive habits of breast cancer, which means a worrying and current problem for the control of this disease in the study population.
Keywords : Breast neoplasms; Attitude to health; Prevention and control.
