Predictors of breast self-examination practices in nursing students from a private university, Lima, Peru
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2021 |
| Descripción: | Aim: The objective of this study was to analyze the predictors of breast self-examination practices of nursing students at the Catholic Sedes Sapientiae University, Lima, Peru, 2019. Methods: It was an observational, analytical and cross-sectional study. The target population were 92 university students of both sexes. In order to analyze this, the researchers passed an evaluation guide to measure the breast self-examination technique, a self-directed questionnaire to assess this technique’s knowledge, and a data sheet for the variable performance of breast self-examination, among other sociodemographic and academic training variables. Results: Part of the main results show that 65.22% of the students did not perform breast self-examinations, and the average of the technique was low with a range of 0 to 12 points (M=4.41). The results also evidenced that the predictors of the performance of the breast self-examination were the high level of knowledge of this technique (PR: 8.73; p=0.022), the age (PR: 1.04; p=0.021), and the training (PR: 2.42; p=0.005). The predictors of the technique were the knowledge about it (coefficient: 1.70; p=0.023) and the age (coefficient: 1.70; p=0.023). Conclusion: In conclusion, the majority of students did not carry out the practices on breast self-examination; likewise, the predictors of these practices are the knowledge about this technique, the age, and the training. Given these findings, educational, promotional, and preventive interventions should be provided to the students. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/44466 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/enfermeria/article/view/44466 |
| Palabra clave: | Breast Self-Examination Students Nursing Primary Prevention Autoexamen de Mamas Estudiantes de Enfermería Prevención Primaria Autoexame de Mama Estudantes de Enfermagem Prevenção Primária |