摘要：Breast cancer is the most common female malignancy linked with high levels of morbidity and mortality in developing countries due to delayed presentation. 1,2 This research set out to assess the knowledge of signs and risk factors of breast cancer and practice of BSE among female nurses in a rural tertiary Hospital. Eighty five nurses’ ages 20 to 60 years were sampled by simple randomization over a period of eight weeks through a self administered semi-structured questionnaire. The analysis was done using statistical package for social science version 17. Sixteen (18.8%) nurses had adequate knowledge of the signs of breast cancer, and only presence of breast lump and having a relative with breast cancer were recognized by majority as risk factors for breast cancer. Majority (68.2%) were not aware of monthly BSE and not confident on how to do BSE. This study pointed out the gaps in the knowledge and awareness of breast cancer risk factors, the low knowledge and practice of BSE among the nurses. Opportunity should therefore be sought in various health facilities to educate nurses who are supposed to be closer to the patients.
关键词：awareness; breast cancer; self breast examination; nurses.
