CONOCIMIENTO SOBRE EL CÁNCER DE MAMA EN MUJERES ADULTAS. CIUDADELA LOS JARDINES. BAHIA DE CARAQUEZ

Abstract

Breast Cancer (BC) is a public health problem worldwide due to its high morbidity and mortality rates, with 7.8 million women identified with BC in 2016. The disease has a greater affinity with the female population, although men do not they are exempt from suffering from it, a fact demonstrated in the Ecuadorian statistics when reporting in 2019, 3 cases in the gentlemen. The data indicates that every day more cases are diagnosed in the young population, a worrying situation for the state of health and for the population in general. Directing the objective to the evaluation of knowledge about breast cancer in adult women through a validated Venezuelan survey, in order to identify the situation regarding the prevention measures of the sample, made up of 153 participants from the community "Los Jardines ”. In which, 39.22% of women range from 20 to 30 years old with secondary education. The same that assure not to consume contraceptives (12.41%). And among those who use, they point out barrier measures (10.46%). Their menarche ranges from 12 to 14 years and coitarche in adolescence with 33.33%. 32% had two children born alive. And among his antecedents (6.53%) the CM occupies 70%. When evaluating their knowledge, it was obtained that 61.43% have a regular level, and 82.35% perform breast self-examination. Pointing out the personal decision (49.67%) as motivation and the fear of finding illness (7.84%) as a barrier to execute it.