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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. The mortality rate of breast cancer can be reduced by regular breast cancer screening program. This study was carried out to identify the knowledge and practice of women about breast cancer screening in Zahedan, southeast of Iran. In this cross-sectional study, 384 women were selected as an improbability sample of women referring to Qouds Maternity Hospital. Knowledge and practice of them about breast cancer screening were investigated through face-to-face interview based on a purposed questionnaire, and data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics. Only 8.3% of women were aware of breast cancer screening methods. About breast self-examination 21.6% and about mammography 3.4% had good knowledge. Overall knowledge of breast cancer screening was insufficient in 67.4%. There was statistically significant relationship between knowledge of breast cancer screening and level of education, history of individual breast disease, and history of breast cancer in their families [P < 0.001]. There was statistically significant and inverse relationship between knowledge of how to examine the breasts and knowledge about mammography with age [P < 0.001]. Practices of women in Zahedan about breast cancer screening were very low. Only 4.5% of women performed breast self examination, on a regular basis, 4.1% had ever had a clinical breast examination, and%1.3 had a mammography throughout their life. Our findings suggest that knowledge and practice about breast cancer screening was relatively poor and it needs to be improved
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Humans , Female , Mass Screening , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Cross-Sectional Studies , Breast Self-Examination , MammographyABSTRACT
Approximately 1% of pregnancies are ectopic. The incidence of ectopic pregnancy [EP] appears to be increasing especially among young women. The diagnosis of EP is often based Oil clinical suspicion and usually the history and physical findings aren't typical. In this article we report a 42 - year old female with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, 17 days retard of mense and vaginal bleeding. In paraclinic work up there was positive Grave Index test and beta-HCG titer was 18000 mu/ml and according to sonography findings a 7x8cm mixed echo mass in cul-de-sac was present and uterine cavity was empty. In Laparatomy there was partial obstruction in small intestine with adhesion bands from the site of salpingectomy related to a previous ectopic pregnancy. This condition [intestinal obstruction with complete abortion] is very rare in ectopic pregnancy differential diagnosis
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Despite high prevalence rate of nausea vomiting and mead for treatment in severe cases which leads to electrolyte imbalances and weight loss, due to lack of knowledge about its cause, an elear-cut treatment for it, is still unavailable. In this study we compared the effect of prednisolone to that of pyridoxine on the treatment of severe cases of vomiting during the first half of pregnancy. In a double blind clinical trial study [2002-2003] 120 women with a normal intra uterine pregnancy and less than 22 weeks of gestational age with hyper emesis gravidarum were admitted to Zahedan Qhods hospital for appropriate treatment. Patients randomly divided in two groups of 60; patients, received prednisolone 5 mg/ TDS [case group] and the other 60 patients, received pyridoxine / 20mg/ TDS [control group]. 3 days later, serum electrolytes, severity of vomiting , beginning of diet, and response to treatment were studied. All patients were followed every week, up to 22 weeks of gestational age. There was no significant difference between the two groups with respect to maternal age, gestational age, and gravidity, and weight loss, number of previous admissions recent pregnancy. There was significant difference between the two groups in electrolyte disorders, start of feeding after 1-2 days from initiated treatment, recurrent admission 2 weeks after discharge and response to treatment [P