ArticleBMC public health2017
Psychosocial predictors of breast self-examination behavior among female students: an application of the health belief model using logistic regression.
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- What is the uptake rate of breast self-examination in Iranian women? Estimation based on systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2023Pooled 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
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- Psychometric validation of a knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) scale for breast cancer screening among Chinese women.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Health beliefs and breast self-examination practices among female health science students in Hungary: a health belief model perspective.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Parental health belief model constructs associated with oral health behaviors, dental caries, and quality of life among preschool children in China: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Exploring the Landscape of Breast Cancer Prevention among Chinese Residents in Italy: An In-Depth Analysis of Screening Adherence, Breast Self-Examination (BSE) Practices, the Role of Technological Tools, and Misconceptions Surrounding Risk Factors and Symptoms.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Integrating digital and interactive approaches in adolescent health literacy: a comprehensive review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Determinants of Intention to Uptake COVID-19 Vaccination Among Saudi Adults: Application of the Health Belief Model.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2024Article
- The use of Health Belief Model (HBM) to explain factors underlying people to take the COVID-19 vaccine in Indonesia.Vaccine: X · 2023Article
- Factors associated with adherence to colonoscopy among individuals who were positive in the preliminary screening for colorectal neoplasms.Cancer medicine · 2022Article
- The Impact of Oral Health Behaviors, Health Belief Model, and Absolute Risk Aversion on the Willingness of Japanese University Students to Undergo Regular Dental Check-Ups: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Factors that influence breast cancer screening among women of reproductive age in the Nandom Municipality, Ghana.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- The role of psychosocial variables in breast self-examination practice: Results from focus group discussions in Surabaya, Indonesia.Psycho-oncology · 2022Article
- Breast self-examination as a route to early detection in a lower-middle-income country: assessing psychosocial determinants among women in Surabaya, Indonesia.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Psychotherapeutic intervention on breast self-examination based on Health Belief Model.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundBreast cancer is a life-threatening condition affecting women around the world. The early detection of breast lumps using a breast self-examination (BSE) is important for the prevention and control of this disease. The aim of this study was to examine BSE behavior and its predictive factors among female university students using the Health Belief Model (HBM).
methodsThis investigation was a cross-sectional survey carried out with 334 female students at Urmia University of Medical Sciences in the northwest of Iran. To collect the necessary data, researchers applied a valid and reliable three-part questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a chi-square test, in addition to multivariate logistic regression statistics in SPSS software version 16.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).
resultsThe results indicated that 82 of the 334 participants (24.6%) reported practicing BSEs. Multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that high perceived severity [OR = 2.38, 95% CI = (1.02-5.54)], high perceived benefits [OR = 1.94, 95% CI = (1.09-3.46)], and high perceived self-efficacy [OR = 13.15, 95% CI = (3.64-47.51)] were better predictors of BSE behavior (P < 0.05) than low perceived severity, benefits, and self-efficacy. The findings also showed that a high level of knowledge compared to a low level of knowledge [OR = 5.51, 95% CI = (1.79-16.86)] and academic undergraduate and graduate degrees compared to doctoral degrees [OR = 2.90, 95% CI = (1.42-5.92)] of the participants were predictors of BSE performance (P < 0.05).
conclusionsThe study revealed that the HBM constructs are able to predict BSE behavior. Among these constructs, self-efficacy was the most important predictor of the behavior. Interventions based on the constructs of perceived self-efficacy, benefits, and severity are recommended for increasing women's regular screening for breast cancer.
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