EXAMINATION OF WOMEN'S HEALTH PERCEPTIONS AND GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER AWARENESS STATUS

Year 2023, Volume: 4 Issue: 3, 221 - 231, 30.09.2023

Didem Kaya

https://doi.org/10.51972/tfsd.1289997

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine women's health perceptions and gynecological cancer awareness.
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 207 women. The data of the study were collected with the personal information form, the Perception of Health Scale (PHS), and the Gynecological Cancer Awareness Scale (GCAS). Descriptive statistics, Independent Sample-t test, ANOVA test, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman correlation test were used in the analysis of the data. p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: The mean total score of women's PHS was 49.87±6.48, and the mean total score of GCAS was 153.71±18.79. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between the total score of the health perception scale and the total score of the gynecological cancer awareness scale (r=0.309, p<0.001). Women's marital status, education level, employment and economic status, frequency of going to gynecological examinations affect their health perceptions and awareness of gynecological cancer (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Early diagnosis of gynecological cancer reduces morbidity and mortality rates. For early diagnosis, women's awareness of gynecological cancer should be developed. As a result of the study, it was seen that as the health perceptions of women increased, their awareness of gynecological cancer also increased. It is recommended to raise awareness of health perceptions and gynecological cancer by informing women about gynecological cancer, early diagnosis, screening programs, and positive health behaviors.

Keywords

Women, Health perception, Gynecological cancer, Cancer awareness

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Thanks

Thank you to all the participants who participated in this research.

KADINLARIN SAĞLIK ALGILARI İLE JİNEKOLOJİK KANSER FARKINDALIK DURUMLARININ İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı kadınların sağlık algıları ile jinekolojik kanser farkındalıklarının belirlenmesidir.
Yöntem: Tanımlatıcı tipteki bu çalışma 207 kadın ile yürütülmüştür. Çalışmanın verileri kişisel bilgi formu, Sağlık Algısı Ölçeği (SAÖ) ve Jinekolojik Kanser Farkındalık Ölçeği (JİKFÖ) ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı iatatistikler, Independent Sample-t testi, ANOVA testi, Mann-Whitney U testi, Kruskal-Wallis testi ve Spearman korelasyon testi kullanılmıştır. p<0.05 istatistiksel olarak anlamlı kabul edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Kadınların SAÖ toplam puan ortalaması 49.87±6.48, JİKFÖ toplam puan ortalaması 153.71±18.79’dur. Sağlık algısı ölçeği toplam puan ile jinekolojik kanser farkındalık ölçeği toplam puanı arasında pozitif yönlü zayıf düzeyde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki tespit edilmiştir (r=0.309, p<0.001). Kadınların medeni durumu, eğitim düzeyi, çalışma ve ekonomik durumu, jinekolojik muayeneye gitme sıklığı sağlık algılarını ve jinekolojik kanser farkındalıklarını etkilemektedir (p<0.05).
Sonuç: Jinekolojik kanserin erken tanısı ile morbidite ve mortalite oranları düşmektedir. Erken tanılama için de kadınların jinekolojik kanser farkındalıklarının gelişmiş olması gerekir. Çalışma sonucunda kadınların sağlık algıları arttıkça, jinekolojik kanser farkındalıklarının da arttığı görülmüştür. Kadınlara jinekolojik kanser, erken tanı, tarama programları, olumlu sağlık davranışları hakkında bilgilendirme yapılarak, sağlık algılarının ve jinekolojik kanser farkındalıklarının yükseltilmesi önerilmektedir.

Keywords

kadın, sağlık algısı, jinekolojik kanser, kanser farkındalığı

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