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    Conocimientos y prácticas sobre el autoexamen de mamas en estudiantes de la Carrera de Trabajo Social de la Universidad de Cuenca, 2024-2025
    (Universidad de Cuenca, 2025-04-16) Paredes Lucero, Evelyn Janina; Parra Tenesaca, Jennifer Alejandra; Clavijo Morocho, Nube Janeth
    Background: Breast cancer is one of the most serious health problems worldwide, as it is the most common carcinoma in all women. For this reason, breast self-examination is considered a preventive strategy that allows physical and visual examination of the breasts and underarms to identify any irregularities and visually examine the breasts and armpits to identify any irregularities. Objectives: To determine the knowledge and practices on breast self-examination in students of the Social Work Career of the University of Cuenca 2024-2025. Methodology: Descriptive study carried out in students of the Social Work Career of the University of Cuenca, with a finite universe of 192 students. The instrument used was a questionnaire made by Loli N. The results were analyzed in Excel and SPSS programs, presented in simple tables of frequencies and percentages. Results: 59.3% are students aged 20 - 25 years, 94.8% are self-identified single, 55.8% live in rural areas, 26.2% are new entrants, stratum IV predominates with 34.4%, 78.5% profess the Catholic faith, with gyneco-obstetric history 93% have no previous pregnancies, 93% had no childbirths, 80. 8% do not know if they have relatives with this disease and 90.1% denied having a personal history of breast cancer; 89.5% have a high knowledge in recognizing the importance of the examination and 64% of the participants perform adequate practices by maintaining a correct application technique. Conclusion: There is a high percentage of participants who report high knowledge and good practice of breast self-examination.