Breast cancer in Saudi Arabia, clinical aspects, risk factors, awareness and preventive practices

Abstract

Background: Breast cancer is the most common form of the disease in women and the leading cause of cancer death in Western countries the most common malignancy among Saudi females. We aim to evaluate the level of awareness of Breast Cancer among females in KSA in 2021. Methods: Adult females at Saudi Arabia's Riyadh city's primary health centers were the focus of this cross-sectional study. The data was collected from 370 participants out of 500 who completed the questionnaire, through an online self-administered questionnaire in English and Arabic language, data collected between January 2022 and March 2022. All data was cleared, coded and entered using SPSS. P value 0.05% or less considered significant. Result: Out of 370 respondents, 62.2% showed a good level of awareness, while 30% showed a moderate level of awareness and 7.8% showed low awareness. The majority had a good level of awareness regarding preventive practices of breast cancer (67.6%), moderate level of awareness (22.2%) and low level (10.3%). In terms of the relationship between awareness and age, there were 230 respondents with a good level of awareness, with a moderate level of 111 respondents and 29 of respondents had a low level. Regarding the relationship between awareness and level of education (62.20%) with a good level of awareness, with moderate level (30%) and (7.80%) had a low level. Conclusion: Majority of participants had a good level of awareness regarding breast cancer. There is a relationship between education and level of awareness, as university education level tends to have better awareness. Omer HI. Breast cancer in Saudi Arabia, clinical aspects, risk factors, awareness and preventive practices.