Socio-demographic Factors and the Practice of Breast Self Examination and Mammography by Turkish Women

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dc.authoridTuna, Arzu/0000-0001-9024-3513
dc.contributor.authorBabacan Gümüş, Aysun
dc.contributor.authorCam, Olcay
dc.contributor.authorMalak, Arzu Tuna
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:34:52Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:34:52Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: The health beliefs and experiences of women related to preventive behavior must be understood within the cultural context. The present study was conducted to assess socio-demographic characteristics affecting breast cancer health beliefs of Turkish women. Methods: This research was conducted in an area covered by three neighborhood public education centres in Bornova, Izmir. The data were collected from 382 women over 40 years of age who were selected using a stratified random sampling method, using a descriptive information form and the Champion's Health Belief Model Scale (CHBMS). Data was analyzed by t test, variance analysis and Duncan test. Results: Some 40.6 % of women performed BSE, and 34.0% had undergone mammography. There was a significant difference in CHBMS total mean score of women according to age, marital status, family type, regarding information about breast cancer. Variation in scores on susceptibility, seriousness, benefits, barriers, health motivation, and confidence were observed regarding women who performed BSE (p<0.05) but not mammography. Conclusion: The effective socio-demographic characteristics of breast cancer health beliefs of women should be considered in the design of breast health promotion and screening programs because they are likely to have a bearing on Turkish women's attitudes regarding the value they perceive in cancer screening.
dc.identifier.endpage60
dc.identifier.issn1513-7368
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.pmid20593931
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-77955823817
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage57
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/23498
dc.identifier.volume11
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000279809400007
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAsian Pacific Organization Cancer Prevention
dc.relation.ispartofAsian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectBreast self examination
dc.subjectmammography
dc.subjecthealth beliefs of Turkish women
dc.titleSocio-demographic Factors and the Practice of Breast Self Examination and Mammography by Turkish Women
dc.typeArticle

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