Knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among female undergraduate students in Jigjiga City, Ethiopia

Abstract Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women, particularly in low and middle-income countries. Breast self-examination is one of the non-invasive methods of breast cancer screening in which a woman looks at her breast for any abnormal findings. Knowledge and practice of breast self-examination increase early diagnosis of breast cancer, which raises the chances for successful treatment and reduction of breast cancer mortality in Ethiopia. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among female undergraduate students in Jigjiga City. An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 407 randomly selected female students. Data were collected using a structured and pretested questionnaire and entered into SPSS Version 24 for analysis. Descriptive, and bivariate analysis was conducted and variables having p