Determinants of monthly breast self-examination among women in Samut Songkhram Province, Thailand

• Main Authors: Iona Koike, Jiraporn Chompikul, Bang-on Thepthien, Naruemon Maikhan, อิโอนา โคอิเกะ, จิราพร ชมพิกุล, บังอร เทพเทียน, นฤมล ไม้แก่น
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. ASEAN Institute for Health Development
• Format: Original Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: breast self-examination; breast cancer; Thai women; ตรวจเต้านมด้วยตนเอง; มะเร็งเต้านม; สตรีไทย
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/62141
• Institution: Mahidol University

The breast cancer incidence rate is highest among women in Thailand. Monthly breast self-examination (BSE) which is simple, inexpensive and effective to detect breast cancer is recommended for every woman as the first step for early detection. Therefore, cross-sectional study was conducted to iden...