Abstract

BELL SANTOS, Héctor  and  ODUARDO PEREZ, Orialys. Breast self-exam in women of "19 de abril" community from the Venezuelan municipality of Guanare. MEDISAN [online]. 2015, vol.19, n.2, pp. 186-191. ISSN 1029-3019.

An observational and descriptive study of 233 Venezuelan women of "19 de abril" community in Guanare municipality, Portuguese state, from January to March, 2012, in order to characterize to these women according to aspects related to the breast self-exam. Among the analyzed variables there were: age, sources of information about the breast self-exploration, practice and importance of this self-exam. The age group 40-49 (28.3%), patients who carried out the technique in an incomplete way (74.1%) and those who did not practice this procedure (75.1%) prevailed in the case material. Among the main sources of information there were: graphic promotion, relatives and friends. Carrying out these exams in a preventive way allows to improve the life quality and, in a high percentage, the cure of breast disorders

Keywords : breast self-exploration; practice of the breast self-exam; information sources; Venezuela.

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