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June 13, 2026PLoS ONEOpen Access

Knowledge of breast cancer and practice of breast self-examination among adolescent girls in semi-urban area – Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh: A school-based cross-sectional study

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RARyadul AlamSASadia AkterTMTanaa Mohammad

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Overview

Cross-sectional study finds low breast cancer knowledge and BSE practice among adolescent girls, suggesting urgent educational interventions needed.

Key Points

  • This study aims to investigate the knowledge of breast cancer and the practice of breast self-examination among adolescent girls in a semi-urban area of Bangladesh.
  • Cross-sectional design involving 384 adolescent girls from four schools in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Proportionate stratified random sampling to select participants.
  • Data collection through a validated, semi-structured self-reported questionnaire.
  • Only 45.3% had heard of breast self-examination, and 4.6% reported practicing it.
  • Mean breast cancer knowledge score was 9.49 out of 31, indicating low awareness.
  • Higher knowledge scores correlated with being from a science background, higher family income, and prior BSE practice.

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Alam et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2cf4dafaef96ed7f056fcbhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0334375
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