The level of knowledge of women treated in primary care in Municipality of Peja related to early diagnosis of breast cancer

Session

Medicine and Nursing

Description

Given that we have a steady increase in new cases of breast cancer and it is the second most common disease in women after skin cancer, then we chose to share information on breast building through this topic, changes occurring at different stages of lifelong development, to explain what is breast cancer, risk factors for breast cancer, to determine the initial symptoms, what are the types of treatment, how is the treatment divided according to the stages, what is the role of Nurses in the treatment of patients facing breast cancer, we will explain the assessment methods through which the diagnosis is determined, how we can influence the increase of the level of knowledge in women related to this disease. Purpose: The main purpose of this diploma thesis is precisely to raise awareness to the population of this country, to correctly inform them related to the possibility of prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of the breast cancer.Materials and methods: Quantitative data were collected by questionnaires containing closed questions, a total of 27 questions. Respondents are ladies treated at the main Family Medicine Center in the municipality of Peja during August. A total of 50 women were surveyed. For the realization of this work, the methods used, in addition to collecting quantitative data from the questionnaire, also include a review of the literature. The literature used to work on this thesis includes Oncology books, various scientific sources from the Internet, and various literature related to thesis. The data of the conducted questionnaire were coded to be analyzed with the VISIO program.Results: This research has been to determine the level of knowledge of women from the age of 40 regarding sympathies, routine screening for prevention or early diagnosis of breast cancer. We have come to the conclusion that there are advantages and disadvantages in our country in terms of the general information that the population in question possesses. The reason why this research is important lies in the fact that it reflects the current situation in our country, through this research, in addition to being informed about the current situation, we are oriented towards determining the possibilities of how to improve it.Discussion: The research results provided answers to the purpose and research questions regarding the level of knowledge of women treated in the primary care of the Municipality of Peja regarding the early diagnosis of breast cancer. The hypothesis has been approved based on the results of the paper.Conclusions: The results of the research clarified that the population in our country needs additional information and advice which will result in improvement of the current situation. Based on the recommendations given by the World Health Organization (WHO) - (http://who.int/) and adapting them to the capacity of our country.

Keywords:

breast cancer, symptoms, diagnosis, nursing role

Session Chair

Fitim Alidema

Session Co-Chair

Salih Krasniqi

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-437-96-7

Location

Lipjan, Kosovo

Start Date

31-10-2020 1:30 PM

End Date

31-10-2020 3:00 PM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2020.378

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The level of knowledge of women treated in primary care in Municipality of Peja related to early diagnosis of breast cancer

Lipjan, Kosovo

Given that we have a steady increase in new cases of breast cancer and it is the second most common disease in women after skin cancer, then we chose to share information on breast building through this topic, changes occurring at different stages of lifelong development, to explain what is breast cancer, risk factors for breast cancer, to determine the initial symptoms, what are the types of treatment, how is the treatment divided according to the stages, what is the role of Nurses in the treatment of patients facing breast cancer, we will explain the assessment methods through which the diagnosis is determined, how we can influence the increase of the level of knowledge in women related to this disease. Purpose: The main purpose of this diploma thesis is precisely to raise awareness to the population of this country, to correctly inform them related to the possibility of prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of the breast cancer.Materials and methods: Quantitative data were collected by questionnaires containing closed questions, a total of 27 questions. Respondents are ladies treated at the main Family Medicine Center in the municipality of Peja during August. A total of 50 women were surveyed. For the realization of this work, the methods used, in addition to collecting quantitative data from the questionnaire, also include a review of the literature. The literature used to work on this thesis includes Oncology books, various scientific sources from the Internet, and various literature related to thesis. The data of the conducted questionnaire were coded to be analyzed with the VISIO program.Results: This research has been to determine the level of knowledge of women from the age of 40 regarding sympathies, routine screening for prevention or early diagnosis of breast cancer. We have come to the conclusion that there are advantages and disadvantages in our country in terms of the general information that the population in question possesses. The reason why this research is important lies in the fact that it reflects the current situation in our country, through this research, in addition to being informed about the current situation, we are oriented towards determining the possibilities of how to improve it.Discussion: The research results provided answers to the purpose and research questions regarding the level of knowledge of women treated in the primary care of the Municipality of Peja regarding the early diagnosis of breast cancer. The hypothesis has been approved based on the results of the paper.Conclusions: The results of the research clarified that the population in our country needs additional information and advice which will result in improvement of the current situation. Based on the recommendations given by the World Health Organization (WHO) - (http://who.int/) and adapting them to the capacity of our country.