Health Beliefs Related to Breast Cancer and Breast Self- Examination among Indian Women: Effect of Educational Program

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Self Examination

Breast Self-Examination, Cancer Knowledge and Breast Disease in a Sample of Hunter Valley Women

1990 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 136-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen Beckett ◽  
Selina Redman ◽  
Christina Lee
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Breast Disease ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Cancer Knowledge ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
History Of ◽  
Breast Lumps ◽  
Knowledge Of Cancer ◽  
Self Examination

Fifty women with a history of breast lumps, and fifty control women matched for age and educational level, were administered a self-report questionnaire to determine knowledge of breast cancer, frequency and proficiency of breast self-examination (BSE), and health beliefs relating to BSE. Although women with previous breast lumps were more knowledgeable about breast cancer than those without, the two groups did not differ in attitudes or preventive behaviours. Overall knowledge of cancer and of BSE practice was low. This suggests a need for educational campaigns to increase knowledge and awareness, as a first step towards behaviour change, and a need for research to identify more effective predictors of BSE practice.

scholarly journals Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors in Women Aged 40 Years and Over in a Semi-Urban Region in Turkey: Relationships with Health Beliefs

Healthcare ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Kevser Tarı Selçuk ◽  
Dilek Avcı ◽  
Gönül Yılmaz Dündar ◽  
Yeliz Mercan
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Clinical Breast Examination ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Breast Examination ◽  
Clinical Breast ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
Screening Behaviors

In this study, we aimed to determine the breast cancer screening behavior of women and to investigate the relationship between health beliefs and screening behaviors. The study was cross-sectional. It was conducted between April 2017 and June 2017 with 416 women aged ≥40. The Sociodemographic Information Form and the Champion’s Health Belief Model Scale were used to collect data. In the statistical analysis, the number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson chi-square test, and multivariate binary logistic regression analysis were used. The rates for participating women performing breast self-examination, having clinical breast examination, and undergoing mammography were 11.8%, 8.9%, and 11.3%, respectively. Perceived susceptibility, seriousness, self-efficacy, benefits, health motivation, and perceived barriers were found to have strong associations with screening behaviors (p < 0.05). In this study, we found that few women performed breast self-examination, had clinical breast examination and mammography. In the present study, women perceived barriers related to both performing breast self-examination and undergoing mammography.

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