Health beliefs of women attending mammography unit and related factors

Year 2021, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 104 - 109, 30.01.2021

Şerife Kurşun , Kamile Altuntuğ , Emel Ege , Hüseyin Özbiner Ganime Dilek Demlik

https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.771721

Abstract

Aim: This descriptive study was done to evaluate the perceptions of health beliefs and related factors of women attending a mammography unit for mammograms.
Materials and Methods: It was carried out with 181 women admitted to a mammography unit of a university hospital. Data were measured using a questionnaire form.
Results: Statistically significant differences were found between women's education (health motivation, Breast Self-Examination (BSE) benefits and barriers), BSE performance status (health motivation, BSE barriers and self-efficacy, mammography benefits and barriers) and family history of breast cancer (sensitivity, health motivation, BSE benefits) (p<0.05). As a result of the research findings, it was determined that 64.6% of women performed BSE.
Conclusion: In accordance with these results, increasing the awareness training for breast cancer and the dissemination of screening may be suggested by taking into account the individual characteristics of women.

Keywords

Perception of health belief, breast cancer, mammography, Health Belief Model

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