International Journal of Women's Health Care(IJWHC)

Tala Hamadeh, BA Pharmacy, Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator of Jordan Breast Cancer Program, Ki, Jordan

Publications

• Research Article   
  Study of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (Kap) of Jordanian Women Aged 20-65 Years towards Early Detection and Screening of Breast Cancer
  Author(s): Tala Hamadeh*, Taghreed Nusairat and Israa Abbadi
  
  Breast cancer has been the most common cancer in the world with nearly 1.7 million new cases diagnosed in 2012. Particially in Jordan, a developing country with limited resources, breast cancer incidence and mortality rates have been doubling in the last decade The study of the knowledge, attitude, and practices of Jordanian women aged 20-65 years towards early detection and screening of breast cancer clearly highlights the level of awareness in the community and provide organizations a clear vision on how to effectively increase awareness and transform the concept of screening and early detection to practice. Objective: The study is aimed to explore the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of the female population of Jordan ages from 20 to 65 years towards early detection and screening of breast cancer by assessing the overall awareness regarding breast .. Read More»
  

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