ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2017
Educational Intervention on Breast Self-Examination Behavior in Women Referred to Health Centers: Application of Health Belief Model
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- Influence of variables on breast self-examination: Potential barrier or enhancement of breast cancer prevention.Breast disease · 2024Pooled it
- Predicting factors for breast cancer screening in Middle Eastern women based on health belief model: a systematic review.Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute · 2022Pooled it
- Breast self-examination practice and its determinants among women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Educational Interventions on Breast Cancer Screening Uptake, Knowledge, and Beliefs among Women: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- The Effect of Breast Cancer and Breast Self-Examination Health Education on Awareness, Beliefs, and Practices of Female Students at the Faculty of Health Sciences of a University in Somalia.The breast journal · 2026Trial
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- Application of protection motivation theory (PMT) on skin cancer preventive behaviors amongst primary school students in rural areas of Fasa city-Iran.BMC cancer · 2022Trial
- Barriers and Facilitators to Breast Self-examination in Oman: A Qualitative Study of Primary Healthcare Workers' Perceptions.Oman medical journal · 2026Article
- Health beliefs and breast self-examination practices among female health science students in Hungary: a health belief model perspective.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Knowledge and beliefs on breast cancer screening and uptake among Yemeni female school teachers in Malaysia.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Knowledge, practices, and perceived barriers on breast self-examination of female college students: Experience from a local higher education institution.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
- Breast Cancer Knowledge and Attitude Toward Breast Cancer Screening Practice Among Catholic Nuns in Lake Zone-Tanzania.Breast cancer : basic and clinical research · 2024Article
- The effect of self-care training programs on lifestyle and breast self-examination of immigrant Afghan women.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- Effect of Educational Intervention Based on Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) on Doing Breast Self-examination in a Sample of Iranian Women.Breast cancer : basic and clinical research · 2023Article
- Knowledge, attitude, practice towards breast self-examination and associated factors among women in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021: a community-based study.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Status of breast cancer screening strategies and indicators in Iran: A scoping review.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2022Article
- The Effect of Educational Intervention Based on Health Belief Model on Eye Care Practice of Type II Diabetic Patients in Southern Iran.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2022Article
- Effect of breast cancer education based on the health belief model on knowledge, health belief, and breast self-examination among female students of Debre Markos University, Northwest Ethiopia, in 2021.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Factor structure and internal reliability of breast cancer screening Champion's Health Belief Model Scale in Yemeni women in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Introduction and aims: Screening can play a major role in reducing deaths associated with cancer. Breast selfexamination (BSE) is a cheap, non-complicated and non-invasive method for breast cancer screening. This study aimed to examine the effects of an educational intervention based on the health belief model (HBM) on BSE behavior in women referred to health centers in Fasa, Iran. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 92 women, divided into an experimental and a control group. Data were collected using a validated questionnaire covering demographic characteristics, knowledge, HBM constructs and breast self-examination performance. An educational program was performed in five sessions through group discussion with questions and answers and training videos for participants in the experimental group. Questionnaires were filled before and three months after the intervention in the two groups. Data were analyzed with SPSS-22 software for descriptive and analytical statistics. Results: The results of this study showed that the mean scores for knowledge, HBM constructs and self-examination behavior in the experimental group were elevated compared to the control group after the intervention (P<0.001). Conclusions: Education based on the HBM is effective in promoting breast self-examination behavior. Thus development and implementation of training programs based on the model are proposed for officers involved in education and health promotion in Iran.
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