KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BREAST CANCER PREVENTION AMONG NURSING STUDENTS

Karcinom dojke je jedan od vodećih javnozdravstvenih problema suvremenog društva. Iako se već poduzimaju znatni napori u prevenciji karcinoma, procjenjuje se da će se učestalost povećati za 25% do 2030. godine. Ispitanici koji su sudjelovali u istraživanju bile su žene, studentice u dobi od 20-60 godina. Ovaj je uzorak odabran iz razloga što je tada najbitniji samopregled dojki za rano otkrivanje bolesti. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 85 ispitanica koje su studentice sestrinstva. Nakon završenog istraživanja i odrađene analize ankete „znanja o prevenciji karcinoma dojke među studenticama sestrinstva“ došlo se do zaključka da je samopregled dojke bitan kao mjera prevencije karcinoma dojke, to su potvrdile i studentice sestrinstva gdje je 98,8% ispitanica odgovorilo sa DA.Breast cancer is one of the leading public health problems of modern society. Although significant efforts are already being made to prevent cancer, it is estimated that the incidence will increase by 25% by 2030. Respondents who participated in the research were women, students aged 20-60. This sample was chosen because breast self-examination is the most important for early disease detection. 85 respondents who are nursing students took part in the research After the completed research and the analysis of the "knowledge about breast cancer prevention among nursing students" survey, it was concluded that breast self-examination is important as a measure of breast cancer prevention, this was also confirmed by the nursing students, where 98.8% of the respondents answered yes