Screening for breast and cervical cancers Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be systematically recruited. Eligible and agreed participants will use a web-based application called MAwar app upon recruitment. Primary and secondary outcomes will be measured at 3
Sponsors
Ministry of Higher Education
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women aged 20 years and above and married or have a partner (sexually active), OR aged 50-75 years old, regardless of previous/current sexual activities
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Those on regular follow up for breast and/or cervical cancer screening 2. Those who attended the health clinics to investigate for symptoms or signs related to cervical or breast cancers 3. Age 20 years and above with painless lump, persistent rash around nipple, bleeding or unusual discharge from nipple, changes of skin (swollen, dimpling, puckering), nipple retraction, 4. Age 30 years and older with history of benign breast disease with atypical hyperplasia 5. Does not reside in Klang District 6. Acutely ill patient
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intention for screening will be measured using the using the stages of readiness to go for screening that will be adopted from the Transtheoretical Model Stages of Change (Prochaska & DiClemente, 1984; Krok-Schoen et al., 2016) at baseline, 3 and 6-months follow up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Awareness of breast cancer risk factors will be measured using the Breast Cancer Awareness Measure at baseline, 3 and 6-months follow up (Cancer Research UK, 2014; Linsell et al., 2010; Htay et al., 2020). 2. Awareness on cervical cancer risk factors will be measured using measured using the Cervical Cancer Awareness Measure (Cancer Research UK, 2014; Simon et al., 2012) at baseline, 3 and 6-months follow up | — |
Countries
Malaysia
Outcome results
None listed