The purpose of this study was to examine factors related to breast self-examination (BSE) among teachers in Selangor, Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 425 female teachers in 20 randomly selected secondary schools. A self-administered questionnaire based on the health belief model was used, including sociodemographic background and knowledge, beliefs and practices about breast cancer and BSE. Only 19% of the women performed BSE on a regular basis. Higher knowledge about breast cancer, greater confidence in performing BSE and regular visits to a physician were significant predictors for practising BSE. To promote BSE practice among Malaysian women, tailored health education and health promotion programmes should be developed based on a specific understanding of women's health beliefs.
Facteurs associés à l'auto-examen des seins chez des enseignantes malaisiennesRÉSUMÉ La présente étude avait pour objectif de rechercher les facteurs liés à l'auto-examen des seins chez des enseignantes de l'État de Selangor (Malaisie). Une étude transversale a été conduite auprès de 425 enseignantes travaillant dans vingt établissements d'enseignement secondaire sélectionnés aléatoirement. Un autoquestionnaire reposant sur un modèle de croyances relatives à la santé a été utilisé, couvrant les informations sociodémographiques des répondantes, leurs connaissances et croyances au sujet du cancer du sein et de l'autoexamen des seins et leurs pratiques en la matière. Seules 19 % des femmes pratiquaient l'auto-examen des seins de manière régulière. Une meilleure connaissance du cancer du sein, une confiance élevée dans la pratique de l'auto-examen des seins et des visites régulières chez un médecin étaient des facteurs prédictifs importants pour la pratique de cet auto-examen. Afin de promouvoir l'auto-examen des seins chez les femmes malaisiennes, des programmes sur mesure d'éducation sanitaire et de promotion de la santé doivent être élaborés en tenant compte des croyances des femmes en matière de santé.
The main purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between parental attachment, inter-parental conflict and self-efficacy among 374 college students aged 17 to 19 years old in Iran. The probability proportional to size sampling technique was used to obtain sample size. The Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment, the Children's Perception of Inter-parental Conflict Scale, and the General Self-Efficacy Scale were used to measure parental attachment, inter-parental conflict and self-efficacy, respectively. Results of Pearson correlation coefficient showed that parental attachment was positively and inter-parental conflict was negatively associated with adolescent's self-efficacy.
Mothers' health beliefs and attitude to parenting has a significant role in choosing to breastfeed. Physicians and healthcare providers may provide supportive information that influence a mother's breastfeeding behavior.
Despite of importance of self-efficacy in psychological and social well being among adolescent, still numbers of student suffers of low self-efficacy and consequently low academic performance. Therefore, this is important to examine what factors associate with self-efficacy among adolescent. This study aims to determine the relationships between inter-parental conflict, anxiety to perform social skill and self-efficacy among late adolescent students in Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. This quantitative study used a correlation research design. Participants of this study were 374 female and male collage students aged between 17-19 years old. Participants were identified by probability proportional for size sampling. Selfadministered questionnaire were used to collect data. Instruments consist of General Self-Efficacy Scale, The Children's Perception of Inter-parental Conflict Scale, Scale for Interpersonal Behaviour. All the instruments were highly reliable. Descriptive, bi-variate and multivariate statistics were used in data analysis. Pearson's correlation analysis showed that perception of inter-parental conflicts and anxiety to perform social skill were negatively related to adolescent's self-efficacy (p<0.05). The result of study also shows that anxiety to
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