ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2018
Beliefs and Behavior of Saudi Women in the University of Tabuk Toward Breast Self Examination Practice
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- Breast self-examination practice and its determinants among women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Breast cancer awareness, knowledge and self-screening intention among females in Northern Border of Saudi Arabia, Arar City.BMC public health · 2025Observational
- Investigating the effect of mobile learning on breast self-examination in women referring to comprehensive health centers in Mahabad City, Iran.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Breast self-examination among female medical students at Damascus University: A cross-sectional study.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Evaluating the Use of Breast Self-Examination (BSE) for Recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Among Jordanian Students and Workers in Medical Fields.International journal of women's health · 2024Article
- Exploring enablers and barriers to breast self-examination among women in the North Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: a qualitative study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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- Structural equation modeling analysis of determinants of barriers to breast self-examination among Eastern Chinese women.PloS one · 2023Article
- An examination of variables associated with breast cancer early detection behaviors of women.African health sciences · 2022Article
- Breast self-examination practice and predictors among female secondary school teachers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: using the health belief model.BMC women's health · 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
- Using the Health Belief Model to Predict the Uptake of Mammographic Screening Among Saudi Women.Cureus · 2020Article
- Mammography uptake among the female staff of King Saud University.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
- Practice and Barriers toward Breast Self-Examination among Palestinian Women in Gaza City, Palestine.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2020Article
- Factors Affecting Breast Self-examination Behavior Among Female Healthcare Workers in Iran: The Role of Social Support Theory.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2019Article
- An Application of the Protection Motivation Theory to Predict Breast Self-Examination Behavior among Female Healthcare Workers.European journal of breast health · 2019Article
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Abstract
Background: Breast cancer is one of the most frequent types of malignancy worldwide, Breast Self Exam (BSE) is considered as a simple method to screen and detect breast cancer, then early beginning of treatment and enhancing survival rates. Aim: To Identify the health beliefs about breast Self-Examination and its relationships with the frequency of BSE among the women in the University of Tabuk at Saudi Arabia. Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional correlational design was used; Champion Health Beliefs Model (CHBM) was utilized to assess health beliefs among 400 women who answered a self-administered questionnaire. Results: Among the 400 respondents, almost all the sample (382,95.5%) heard about BSE. However, only (7.8%) practiced BSE regularly each month in the past year, and (9%) is intended to perform BSE monthly in future. There was a positive relationship between performing BSE last year and the beliefs of susceptibility and confidence. While, intention to perform BSE in the future was significantly correlated to seriousness and confidence. Perceived barriers were negatively related to BSE performance in last 12 months and in future. Conclusion: Health beliefs affect the behavior of women in practicing BSE. Confidence was related positively to BSE in past year, and future practice, while barriers belief was as the negative factor to perform BSE.
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