International Journal of Academic Health and Medical Research (IJAHMR)   Year: 2021 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 10 | Page No.: 6-15 Assessment of Breast Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes and Breast Self-Examination Practice among Adolescent Girls with Visual Impairment in Ibadan YUSUF Adam Oyetunji Abstract: Breast cancer is an epidemic, posing a serious threat to the health of women of all races globally. In Nigeria, cervical cancer was the commonest cause of cancer related deaths among women for several decades but breast cancer is now the leading cause of cancer related deaths among Nigerian women. The study investigated the knowledge, attitude and practice of breast self-examination among visually impaired female adolescents. The study adopted a descriptive research design using an ex-post facto method. The study sample consisted of 50 female visually impaired students with age range of 12-36 years were randomly selected among the participants. Three instruments were used in the collection of data: breast self-screening related knowledge (? =0.67); attitude towards breast self-examination as (? =0.65); practice towards breast self-examination as (? =0.75). Four research questions were raised and answered. Data collected were analysed using frequency count. Results obtained indicated that the respondents are knowledgeable about breast cancer. The result also showed that they are aware of breast self-examination. The result of the study showed deficiency in screening practices even among those who were aware of the screening methods. Attitude towards Breast self-examination (BSE) was also found to be positive among participants of the study. In conclusion, the lack of knowledge, attitude rates and practice reported in this study indicate an urgent need to design intervention/programmes to enhance breast self-examination among participants in this setting. It is however recommended that efforts must be made to raise awareness of the pros and cons of breast self-examination to assist the visually impaired adolescents to make informed decisions. Public health education is a factor that impacts on young women's knowledge and understanding of breast cancer. Based on these young women's responses, it has been concluded that current public health education is either not communicating its message or failing to reach enough women, resulting in confusion and misinformation.