Factors associated with breast cancer screening awareness and practices of women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

摘要: Breast cancer is a global health problem being the most common of women in both developed and under-developed countries. Public individual awareness can play vital role prevention, early diagnosis treatment breast cancer. However evidence sparse on practice screening methods used among reproductive age Ethiopia. The present study was designed to determine factors associated with practices Addis Ababa. A facility based cross-sectional conducted who came for maternal child care services selected public centers. participants were interviewed using structured questionnaire. Following data collection, entry analysis done Epi-Info version 7and SPSS Version 21 respectively. Cross tabulation each independent variable dependent their 95% confidence interval those variables at binary logistic regression significance level 0.2 entered into multiple regression. About half (53%) have heard about 35.5% are aware least one method. Among informed screening, 97% indicated that improves chance survival. methods; self-breast examination, clinical-breast examination mammographic practiced by 24.3%, 7.6% 3.8% respondents, Women had high income 3 times more likely be methods, [AOR = 2.5; 95%CI (1.04–-5.91)], while attended secondary tertiary school 2 4 2.46; CI (1.12–-5.38)] 4.00; CI(1.48–-10.86)] This has showed self-reported coverage low. two-thirds no information methods.