TY - JOUR ID - 33052 TI - Assessment of Breast Cancer Knowledge among Health Workers in Bangui, Central African Republic a Cross-sectional study JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention JA - APJCP LA - en SN - 1513-7368 AU - Balekouzou, Augustin AU - Yin, Ping AU - Pamatika, Christian Maucler AU - Nambei, Sylvain Wilfrid AU - Djeintote, Marceline AU - Doromandji, Eric AU - Gouaye, Andre Richard AU - Yamba, Pascal Gastien AU - Guessy, Elysee Ephraim AU - Ba-Mpoutou, Bertrand AU - Mandjiza, Dieubeni Rawago AU - Shu, Chang AU - Yin, Minghui AU - Fu, Zhen AU - Qing, Tingting AU - Yan, Mingming AU - Mella, Grace AU - Koffi, Boniface AD - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Sciences and Technology, Wuhan, China AD - Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 17 IS - 8 SP - 3769 EP - 3776 DO - N2 - Background Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide. High breast cancer mortality has been attributed to lack of public awareness of the disease. Little is known about the level of knowledge of breast cancer in Central African Republic. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge of health professionals on breast cancer. Materials and Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted among 158 health professionals (27 medical; 131 paramedical) in 17 hospitals in Bangui using a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistical analysis, Person's 2 test and ANOVA were applied to examine associations between variables with UR - https://journal.waocp.org/article_33052.html L1 - https://journal.waocp.org/article_33052_a170d41cf5b2ced06847bdf4b31f267e.pdf ER -