Breast self-examination: Perceptions of 9th cycle nursing students at a private university in Chiclayo, 2023
Breast self-examination is a useful procedure to prevent breast cancer, despite its importance, there is little knowledge and inadequate practices in its performance, especially in the young population. The research was qualitative, with a descriptive design, whose objective was to describe and anal...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Country: | Perú |
| Institution: | Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo |
| Repository: | Revistas - Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistasusat:article/1225 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.usat.edu.pe/index.php/cietna/article/view/1225 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Perception Breast cancer Nursing students Breast self- examination Self-care Percepción Cáncer mamario Estudiantes de enfermería Autoexamen de mamas Autocuidado |
| Summary: | Breast self-examination is a useful procedure to prevent breast cancer, despite its importance, there is little knowledge and inadequate practices in its performance, especially in the young population. The research was qualitative, with a descriptive design, whose objective was to describe and analyze the perception of breast self-examination in students of the IX cycle of nursing at a private university in Chiclayo, 2023. The population consisted of 44 students of the IX cycle of Nursing at the Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo Catholic University. The sampling was by non-probabilistic convenience; the sample was 13 students, obtained by saturation and redundancy, the data was collected through a semi-structured interview guide that has been validated by expert judgment and by pilot testing, the information obtained was analyzed through content analysis revealing the results in 4 categories: Breast self-examination: A method to prevent cancer, Recognizing the importance of breast self-examination, Describing the procedure of breast self-examination and Difficulties in breast self-examination: Time, ignorance, fears. Finally, the ethical and scientific rigor criteria were met throughout the development of the study. Concluding that nursing students recognize the value of breast self-examination to prevent cancer, face barriers such as lack of time, ignorance and fears, being necessary to implement strategies that overcome these difficulties and promote its practice. |
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