October 3, 2025Bayero Journal of Nursing and Health CareOpen Access

Breast Self-Examination practice and its determinants among undergraduate females in a government-owned university, Oyo State, Nigeria

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Most undergraduate females demonstrate high awareness and good practice regarding breast self-examination.
83.7% of respondents are aged 19-29 years, with 85.5% having good knowledge of breast self-examination.
Key barriers identified include lack of knowledge, anxiety, fear, and cultural beliefs affecting breast self-examination practices.
Ongoing health education programs are recommended to improve consistent breast self-examination practices.

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AOAdetunmise Oluseyi OlajideLadoke Akintola University of Technology DADorcas AdeniyiFederal University of Agriculture OBOyeronke Olubunmi BelloUniversity College Hospital, Ibadan

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Descriptive cross-sectional analysis reveals high awareness but identifies barriers to breast self-examination practice among university females in Nigeria.

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Olajide et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e02f34f0e39f13e7fa21f5 https://doi.org/10.4314/bjnhc.v6i2.3

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Descriptive cross-sectional analysis reveals high awareness but identifies barriers to breast self-examination practice among university females in Nigeria.

Breast Self-Examination practice and its determinants among undergraduate females in a government-owned university, Oyo State, Nigeria

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Breast Self-Examination practice and its determinants among undergraduate females in a government-owned university, Oyo State, Nigeria

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