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ArticleJournal of menopausal medicine2019

Breast Cancer Screening Practice and Associated Factors in Menopausal and Postmenopausal Women.

Florence Mei Fung Wong, Winnie Lai Sheung Cheng

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Article in Journal of menopausal medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 authors.

Florence Mei Fung WongSchool of Nursing, Tung Wah College, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9544-2607
Winnie Lai Sheung ChengSchool of Nursing, Tung Wah College, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study examined breast cancer screening (BCS) practices and its associated factors among menopausal and postmenopausal women.

methodsA cross-sectional design was conducted using convenience sampling at a community center. The modified Chinese BCS Belief questionnaire was used to understand BCS practice.

resultsA total of 144 eligible women presented better knowledge and perceptions about breast cancer (mean, 11.46; standard deviation [SD], 3.65) and barriers to achieving mammographic screening (mean, 14.75; SD, 3.70). Participants aged ≥ 50 years had a negative association with the attitudes towards general health check-ups (B = -1.304, standard error [SE] = 0.65,

conclusionsThe women had better knowledge and perception about breast cancer and fewer barriers to mammographic screening. However, attitudes towards general health check-ups were relatively poor. It is noteworthy that women who aged ≥ 50 years and had insufficient physical exercise had poor attitudes. Those who were employed had fewer barriers, and those who had regular physical exercise had better knowledge on the benefits of the BCS practice. Importantly, women who aged ≥ 50 years and lack physical exercise need education about breast cancer to increase their awareness of breast wellness.

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Breast neoplasmsMenopausePostmenopauseWomen's health

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PMID31080788
PMCPMC6487282

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