Husbands’ knowledge of breast cancer and their wives’ attitudes and practices related to breast cancer screening in Saudi Arabia: cross-sectional online survey
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Article Title | Husbands’ knowledge of breast cancer and their wives’ attitudes and practices related to breast cancer screening in Saudi Arabia: cross-sectional online survey |
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ERA Journal ID | 13656 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Sabgul, Afnan Abdulnasir (Author), Qattan, Ameerah M. N. (Author), Hashmi, Rubayyat (Author) and Al-Hanawi, Mohammed Khaled (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Medical Internet Research |
Journal Citation | 23 (2), pp. 1-11 |
Article Number | e25404 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | JMIR Publications Inc. |
Place of Publication | Canada |
ISSN | 1438-8871 |
1439-4456 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.2196/25404 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.jmir.org/2021/2/e25404 |
Abstract | Background: Despite Saudi Arabia’s free and well-established cancer care program, breast cancer incidence and mortality are rising. Husbands’ knowledge, and wives’ attitudes and practices related to breast cancer screening are not well understood in Saudi Arabia. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate husbands’ knowledge, and wives’ attitudes and practices related to breast cancer screening in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross-sectional study collected data from 403 husbands in the holy city of Makkah through an online self-reported questionnaire over a period of 2 months, from May 6 to July 7, 2020. Tabulation, bivariate, and multiple regression analyses were the major tools used for data analysis. Multivariate logistic regressions were used to examine the association between husbands’ knowledge and wives’ behavior regarding breast cancer screening methods. Results: Husbands’ knowledge score (a 1-point increase) was significantly associated with the wives’ utilization of mammograms (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.089, 95% CI 1.024-1.159) and breast self-examination (AOR 1.177, 95% CI 1.105-1.255). Husbands’ knowledge also influenced the wives’ attitudes toward learning about breast self-examination (AOR 1.138, 95% CI 1.084-1.195). There was no significant association between husbands’ knowledge and wives’ utilization of clinical breast examination. However, richer husbands showed a socioeconomic gradient concerning their wives’ utilization of clinical breast examinations (AOR 2.603, 95% CI 1.269-5.341). Conclusions: Overall, husbands’ knowledge of breast cancer influences wives’ attitudes and practices related to breast cancer screening methods in Saudi Arabia. Thus, interventions delivered to husbands might increase breast cancer awareness and survival. |
Keywords | attitude; breast cancer; husbands; knowledge; Saudi Arabia; screening |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420603. Health promotion |
380108. Health economics | |
Public Notes | ©Afnan Abdulnasir Sabgul, Ameerah M N Qattan, Rubayyat Hashmi, Mohammed Khaled Al-Hanawi. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org), 25.02.2021. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on http://www.jmir.org/, as well as this copyright and license information must be included. |
Byline Affiliations | King Abdulaziz Hospital, Saudi Arabia |
King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia | |
School of Business | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6540/husbands-knowledge-of-breast-cancer-and-their-wives-attitudes-and-practices-related-to-breast-cancer-screening-in-saudi-arabia-cross-sectional-online-survey
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