BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION IN WOMEN RECEIVING HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY AT THE MENOPAUSE CLINIC, MAHARAJ NAKORN CHIANG MAI HOSPITAL
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2010-01-15
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Chiang Mai Medical Journal
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This descriptive study was conducted to investigate the breast self- examination practice in 200 women receiving hormone replacement therapy and had received education about breast cancer and breast self- examination from nurses at Menopause Clinic Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai hospital. Data were collected by researcher, using breast self- examination questionnaire. The results showed that breast self-examination score of the group was at a medium level with mean of 15.07 and SD of 6.70 (possible score 0-28) and majority of the subject (67.5%) had breast self-examination score at medium level, only 16.5% had score at good level and 16% had low level score. The results of this study indicated that women receiving hormone replacement therapy had practiced breast self-examination ineffectively. The appropriate educational program and media needed to be adjusted and considered in order to encourage the performance of breast self-examination in the women. Chiang Mai Med Bull 2004;43(1):9-13.
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Chiang Mai Medical Journal; Vol.43 No.1 March 2004 (pages 1 - 44); 9 - 13