ArticleBMC cancer2006
The knowledge and attitudes of breast self-examination and mammography in a group of women in a rural area in western Turkey.
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- The prevalent factors of anxiety in women undergoing mammography.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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- Development and Validation of a Tool to Assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of Women Towards Screening Mammography.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2022Article
- Evaluation of knowledge and practice regarding mammography among a group of Turkish women attending a tertiary hospital.Turkish journal of surgery · 2022Article
- Factors related to clinical breast examination: A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Does retirement affect secondary preventive care use? Evidence from breast cancer screening.Economics and human biology · 2021Article
- Mammogram uptake and barriers among Palestinian women attending primary health care in North Palestine.The European journal of general practice · 2021Article
- Investigating the predictors of breast cancer screening behaviors (breast self-examination, clinical examination or examination by physician/midwife and mammography) based on protection motivation theory (PMT) in women.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundBreast cancer appears to be a disease of both the developing and developed worlds. Among Turkish women, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. The aims of this cross-sectional study were to determine levels of knowledge about breast cancer and to evaluate health beliefs concerning the model that promotes breast self- examination (BSE) and mammography in a group of women aged 20-64 in a rural area of western Turkey.
methods244 women were recruited by means of cluster sampling in this study. The questionnaire consisted of sociodemographic variables, a risk factors and signs of breast cancer form and the adapted version of Champion's Health Belief Model Scale (CHBMS). Bivariate correlation analysis, Chi square test, Mann-Whitney U test and logistic regression analysis were performed throughout the data analysis.
resultsThe mean age of the women was 37.7 +/- 13.7. 49.2% of women were primary school graduates, 67.6% were married. Although 76.6% of the women in this study reported that they had heard or read about breast cancer, our study revealed that only 56.1% of them had sufficient knowledge of breast cancer, half of whom had acquired the information from health professionals. Level of breast cancer knowledge was the only variable significantly associated with the BSE and mammography practice (p = 0.011, p = 0.007). BSE performers among the study group were more likely to be women who exhibited higher confidence and perceived greater benefits from BSE practice, and those who perceived fewer barriers to BSE performance and possessed knowledge of breast cancer.
conclusionBy using the CHBMS constructs for assessment, primary health care providers can more easily understand the beliefs that influence women's BSE and mammography practice.
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