BACKGROUND Incidence of breast cancer in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has increased in recent years. Screening helps in early detection of cancer and early diagnosis and timely treatment of breast cancer lead to a better prognosis. Women in the healthcare profession can have a positive impact on the attitudes, beliefs, and practices of general public. Therefore, it is important that the healthcare workers themselves have adequate knowledge and positive attitudes. We conducted a study to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to breast cancer screening among female healthcare professionals. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on female health professional of KFMC (King Fahad Medical City). Data was collected using a pre-designed, tested, self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire included specific sections to test the participants' knowledge, attitude, and practices related to cervical cancer and its screening. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics. RESULTS A total of 395 health care workers participated in this study. The mean age of the participants was 34.7 years. Participants included physicians (n = 63, 16.0%), nurses (n = 261, 66.1%), and allied health workers (n = 71, 18.0%). Only 6 (1.5%) participants had a good level of knowledge of breast cancer and 104 (26.8%) participants demonstrated a fair level of knowledge. Overall, 370 (93.7%), 339 (85.8%), and 368 (93.2%) participants had heard of breast self-examination, clinical breast examination, and mammography, respectively. A total of 295 (74.7%) participants reported practicing breast self-examination, 95 (24.1%) had undergone clinical breast examination, and 74 (18.7%) had ever undergone mammography. CONCLUSION The knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to breast cancer screening were found to be lower than expected. Active steps are required to develop educational programs for the health care staff, which might empower them to spread the knowledge and positively influence the attitudes of female patients in the hospital.

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女性卫生保健专业人员中与乳腺癌筛查有关的知识，态度和做法：一项横断面研究。

背景技术近年来，沙特阿拉伯王国（KSA）中乳腺癌的发病率增加了。筛查有助于早期发现癌症，早期诊断和及时治疗乳腺癌，从而可以更好地预后。医疗保健行业中的女性可以对公众的态度，信念和做法产生积极影响。因此，重要的是医护人员自身要有足够的知识和积极的态度。我们进行了一项研究，以评估女性医疗保健专业人员中与乳腺癌筛查有关的知识，态度和做法。方法对KFMC（法赫德国王医疗城）的女性保健专业人员进行了横断面研究。使用预先设计的，经过测试的自我管理调查表收集数据。问卷包括特定部分，以测试参与者与子宫颈癌及其筛查有关的知识，态度和做法。使用描述性统计数据进行数据分析。结果共有395名卫生保健工作者参加了这项研究。参与者的平均年龄为34.7岁。参加者包括医生（n = 63，16.0％），护士（n = 261，66.1％）和专职卫生工作者（n = 71，18.0％）。只有6名（1.5％）的参与者具有良好的乳腺癌知识水平，而104名（26.8％）的参与者具有相当的知识水平。总体而言，分别有370名（93.7％），339名（85.8％）和368名（93.2％）的参与者听说过乳房自我检查，临床乳房检查和乳房X线照相。共有295位（74.7％）参与者报告了练习乳房自我检查，其中95位（24。1％的人接受了临床乳房检查，还有74（18.7％）的人接受了乳房X线摄影。结论发现与乳腺癌筛查有关的知识，态度和做法低于预期。需要采取积极措施为医护人员制定教育计划，这可能使他们能够传播知识并积极影响医院女病人的态度。