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We undertook this study to determine the missed opportunities to breast awareness information at the maternal and child health (MCH) services of our hospital.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Between July and September 2011, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of women attending the postnatal and immunization clinics (ICs) of our hospital. Data were collected using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. A total of 492 respondents were randomly selected. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 15.0 for Windows (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The mean age of the respondents was 27.67 years (standard deviation 5.92 years). Only 56.1% (276\/492) had a postsecondary education, and 58.7% (289\/492) were multiparous. Among the respondents, 81.7% had been exposed to breast awareness information at the antenatal clinic, 6.55% at the postnatal clinic, and 5.24% at the IC. There was a statistically significant association (P &lt; 0.05) between missed opportunity for breast awareness information and family income (P = 0.019) and also with the level of education (P = 0.007).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Most of the opportunities to educate women on breast awareness were missed at the postnatal and ICs of our hospital. Integrating breast health education into MCH care programs in developing countries will assist in the early detection of breast pathologies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/0973-1482.163791","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,7,26]],"date-time":"2016-07-26T05:22:30Z","timestamp":1469510550000},"page":"765-769","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Missed opportunities for breast awareness information among women attending the maternal and child health services of an urban tertiary hospital in Northern Nigeria"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Lofty-John Chukwuemeka","family":"Anyanwu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Paediatric Surgery Unit, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Oluseun Mubo","family":"Anyanwu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmacy, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ahmed Ashuku","family":"Yakubu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, General Surgery Unit, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,7,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1-20260109","first-page":"196","article-title":"Factors associated with breast cancer screening decision stage among women in Tehran, Iran","volume":"5","author":"Nojomi","year":"2014","journal-title":"Int J Prev Med"},{"key":"R2-20260109","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"916394","DOI":"10.1155\/2013\/916394","article-title":"Trends in breast cancer incidence rates by age and stage at diagnosis in Gharbiah, Egypt, over 10 Years (1999-2008)","volume":"2013","author":"Hirko","year":"2013","journal-title":"J Cancer Epidemiol"},{"key":"R3-20260109","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"417","DOI":"10.1016\/j.suc.2007.01.008","article-title":"Pregnancy-associated breast cancer: A literature review","volume":"87","author":"Barnes","year":"2007","journal-title":"Surg Clin North Am"},{"key":"R4-20260109","first-page":"929","article-title":"A growing dilemma \u2013 Breast cancer and pregnancy","volume":"31","author":"Ives","year":"2002","journal-title":"Aust Fam Physician"},{"key":"R6-20260109","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e271","DOI":"10.1016\/j.canep.2012.04.007","article-title":"Cancer incidence in Nigeria: A report from population-based cancer registries","volume":"36","author":"Jedy-Agba","year":"2012","journal-title":"Cancer Epidemiol"},{"issue":"Suppl 1","key":"R7-20260109","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S3","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1075-122X.2006.00199.x","article-title":"Breast cancer in limited-resource countries: An overview of the Breast Health Global Initiative 2005 guidelines","volume":"12","author":"Anderson","year":"2006","journal-title":"Breast J"},{"key":"R8-20260109","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"249501","DOI":"10.1155\/2012\/249501","article-title":"Global breast cancer: The lessons to bring home","volume":"2012","author":"Formenti","year":"2012","journal-title":"Int J Breast Cancer"},{"key":"R9-20260109","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2382","DOI":"10.3390\/cancers3022382","article-title":"Systematic review of breast cancer biology in developing countries (part 2): Asian subcontinent and South East Asia","volume":"3","author":"Bhikoo","year":"2011","journal-title":"Cancers (Basel)"},{"key":"R10-20260109","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"315","DOI":"10.1016\/j.canep.2009.10.003","article-title":"Breast cancer as a global health concern","volume":"33","author":"Coughlin","year":"2009","journal-title":"Cancer Epidemiol"},{"issue":"2","key":"R12-20260109","article-title":"Regular self-examination or clinical examination for early detection of breast cancer","author":"K\u00f6sters","year":"2003","journal-title":"Cochrane Database Syst Rev"},{"key":"R13-20260109","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1420","DOI":"10.1093\/jnci\/94.19.1420","article-title":"Routinely teaching breast self-examination is dead. 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