Auto-exame das mamas entre estudantes de medicina
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1999
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Purpose: to evaluate the knowledge and practice of breast
self-examination among medical students and to determine
possible factors associated with this practice.
Method: the authors used a questionnaire to gather
information about the students and their knowledge of this
self-examination. This questionnaire also allowed the authors
to verify the frequency with which the female students
performed breast self-examination. The χ 2 test and Student’s
“t” test were used, when applicable, to check the association
of certain factors.
Results: of the 348 questionnaires which were answered, 16%
(55) were submitted by 5 th year medical students, who had
already attended the Gynecology course; 43% were answered
by females, 62% of the students had medical doctors among
their relatives, and 17% had a family history of breast cancer.
In terms of breast self-examination, 95% knew about the
method. Of the 149 females who answered the questionnaire, only 64% checked their breasts regularly. The reasons given
for not performing self-examination varied: 24% considered
themselves to be too young, 4% thought they would not have
cancer, 9% listed fear as the reason, 19% reported they were
too lazy, and 44% of the female students had no clear reason
for not performing breast self-examination. Neither the
knowledge nor the practice of the breast self-examination were
associated with the subjects the students had or had not yet
taken in medical school, with a family history of breast cancer
or with the fact that one or more relatives were medical doctors.
Conclusion: breast self-examination is known by practically
all the medical students; nevertheless, only one third of the
female students performed it regularly. This fact highlights
the importance of emphasizing breast self-examination among
medical students, so that they can help to disseminate this
practice among the general population, rather than delegating
this responsibility to the midia.
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Mama: câncer, Educação médica, Diagnóstico precoce, Auto-exame de mamas, Breast cancer, Medical education, Diagnosis, Breast self-examination
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FREITAS JÚNIOR, Ruffo de et al. Auto-exame das mamas entre estudantes de medicina. Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, São Paulo, v. 21, n. 5, p. 287-290, 1999.