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ArticleBMC women's health2019

Cultural beliefs about breast cancer in Vietnamese women.

Jong Gun Kim, Hye Chong Hong, Hyeonkyeong Lee, Carol Estwing Ferrans, Eun-Mi Kim

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Jong Gun KimDepartment of Nursing, Hoseo University, 20, 79 Street, Hoseo-ro, Baebang-eup, Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, 31499, South Korea.
Hye Chong HongRed Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-ku, room 401-3, building 106, Seoul, 06974, South Korea. julieh@cau.ac.kr.ORCID 0000-0003-0501-8456
Hyeonkyeong LeeCollege of Nursing, Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, South Korea.
Carol Estwing FerransCollege of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 S. Damen Ave., M/C 802 room 606, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
Eun-Mi KimDepartment of Nursing, Sunlin University, 30 Chogok-gil, 36beon-gil, Heunghae-eup, Buk-gu, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 37560, South Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study examined factors influencing cultural beliefs associated with later-stage detection of breast cancer and determined what factors influence those cultural beliefs in Vietnamese women residing in a rural Vietnamese community.

methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted with 289 women aged 20-64 years from 12 villages using a self-administered structured questionnaire. Cultural beliefs were measured with a 13-item cultural beliefs scale consisting of four domains-characteristics of breast lumps, self-help techniques, faith-based beliefs, and futility of treatment. Data were collected in February 2017 and analyzed using chi-square tests, nonparametric tests, Fisher's exact tests, and multiple linear regression analyses with SPSS/WIN 24.0 statistical software.

resultsAlthough the total score was relatively low (3.4 out of 13), cultural beliefs that could contribute to later-stage breast cancer were identified. Younger women (β = .15, p = .016) and women with a lower income (β = .21, p < .001) held more erroneous cultural beliefs as compared to their counterparts. Most women believed they would not get breast cancer if they took care of themselves. More than one-third held cultural beliefs about breast lumps, thinking they would need to be painful and/or actively growing to be breast cancer.

conclusionsThe results support the urgent need for education concerning breast cancer health promotion, including breast cancer assessment as well as guidance on evidence-based and up-to-date detection measures to change rural Vietnamese women's cultural beliefs.

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AdultBreast NeoplasmsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth EducationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMammographyMiddle AgedSocial ValuesSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultBreast cancerCultural beliefsHealth behaviorNursing educationPublic healthVietnamese women.

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