Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behavior of Turkish Women about Breast Cancer and Breast Self-Examination According to a Turkish Version of the Champion Health Belief Model Scale

Erbi̇l, Nülüfer; Bölükbaş, Nurgül

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2012.13.11.5823

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“…In the people with record of breast cancer in their distant relatives the amount of perceived susceptibility was higher and the present studies' results supported the other studies finding by showing the less breast cancer incidence for this group (Kasgary Abedian et al, 2005;Karayurt et al, 2007). The mean scores of women with the experience of breast cancer, or history of its incidence in their relatives was significantly different in terms of the level of their awareness of breast cancer and practice of breast self examination and mammography (Erbil, 2012). According to obtained results in the present study, only 27.4% of women had the experience of breast selfexamination in the past year.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Beliefs and Behaviors of Breast Cancer Screening in Women Referring to Health Care Centers in Northwest Iran According to the Champion Health Belief Model Scale

Fouladi

Pourfarzi²,

Mazaheri³

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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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confidence: 88%

Beliefs and Behaviors of Breast Cancer Screening in Women Referring to Health Care Centers in Northwest Iran According to the Champion Health Belief Model Scale

Fouladi

Pourfarzi²,

Mazaheri³

et al. 2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…Nursing students who had a family history of breast cancer had a higher susceptibility subscale score than other nursing students, and the difference was statistically significant (p=0.036). Similar studies have shown that individuals with breast cancer in family members had a higher sensitivity perception (Gerçek et al, 2008;Erbil and Bölükbaş, 2012). Nursing students who have family members with breast cancer should be particularly vigilant concerning this issue.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…Studies have reported that knowledge about breast cancer and young women's practices and beliefs about BSE are not enough to increase their survival rates (Kılıç et al, 2009;Erbil and Bölükbaş, 2012). Studies from Turkey have reported that the percentage of older women regularly performing BSE ranged from 5.5% to 10.2% (Nahçıvan and Seçkinli, 2003;Erbay et al, 2006).…”

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Health Beliefs and Breast Self-Examination among Female University Nursing Students in Turkey

Erbi̇l

Bölükbaş²

2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 15 (16), 6525-6529 IntroductionBreast cancer is currently the most prevalent cancer among women in both the developed and developing countries (WHO, 2014). In 2012, 1.7 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer. There were also 6.3 million breast cancer survivors who had been diagnosed with the disease in the previous five years. Breast cancer is also the most common cause of cancer death among women (522,000 deaths in 2012) and the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in 140 of 184 countries worldwide. Since 2008, the breast cancer incidence has risen by more than 20%, while mortality has increased by 14% (GLOBOCAN, 2012). Breast cancer is also the most common cancer among Turkish women, and their BC incidence is 40,6 per 100.000 (Ministry of Health, 2009).Raising general public awareness on the prevalence of breast cancer and the mechanisms to fight it, and advocating for appropriate policies and programs, are key strategies of population-based breast cancer control (WHO, 2014). Early detection to improve breast cancer outcome and survival remains the cornerstone of breast cancer control (Anderson et al., 2008). Breast self-examination (BSE), clinical breast examination, and mammography are used as screening methods in the early detection of breast cancer, and currently BSE is recommended for women beginning AbstractBackground: The aim of this study was to determine the health beliefs and knowledge about breast self examination (BSE) and the actual BSE habits of female university nursing students. Materials and Methods: The study sample recruited 189 nursing students who agreed to participate in the study. Descriptive statistics, the Mann-Whitney U test, one way ANOVA test, t test and Pearson correlation analysis were used to analyse the data. Results: 83.1% of nursing students had knowledge about breast cancer (BC) and BSE in the study. BSE was practiced by 70.4% of nursing students; 21.8% of them performed BSE regularly. A fear of developing BC was an incentive for 85% of nursing students to practice BSE. The confidence subscale scores in the third and fourth years of students' university education were higher, and the barrier subscale score in these same years was lower than their first years of study. Perception of benefit of nursing students experiencing breast-related discomfort exerted a positive effect. Nursing students with lower perception of barriesr performed BSE regularly. In conclusion, nursing students' years of university study, breast cancer knowledge, history of breast cancer in family, and BSE practice status were factors affecting their health beliefs. Conclusions: These study results indicate the importance of developing education and training programs which educate not only nursing students but all women about breast cancer, its symptoms, the importance of early diagnosis and of regular BSE.

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“…The rate of having mammography examination in the last two years decreased to 24% in 60-69 age group, whereas it was 53.3% for women in 50-59 age group. In the previous studies conducted in Turkey, having mammography was not investigated for compliance with any recommendation or standard (Dündar et al, 2006;Seçginli et al, 2006;Dişçigil et al, 2007;Avcı, 2007;Avcı et al, 2008;Özaydın et al, 2009;Erbil et al, 2012;Yalcinoz et al, 2012). Very few studies questioned the mammography statuses of the women in the last two years (Dündar et al, 2006;Dişçigil et al, 2007;Özaydın et al, 2009).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Compliance with Screening Recommendations According to Breast Cancer Risk Levels in Izmir, Turkey

Açıkgöz¹,

Ergör²

2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Asian Pacific J Cancer Prev, 14 (3), 1737-1742 IntroductionBreast cancer is the most frequent and most fatal cancer type seen in women both in the world and in Turkey (Ferlay et al., 2010). Breast cancer is a rare disease in women under 40; however, the frequency of the disease increases with age (Thompson et al., 2005). Breast cancer frequency varies between countries, and it is seen more frequent in developed countries than in developing countries. The fatality rate of breast cancer is 30% in developed countries, and 43% in underdeveloped countries. These important differences can be explained by the early diagnosis due to screening mammography and by better treatment possibilities in developed countries (Boyle et al., 2008).Advanced age, breast cancer history in family, detection of BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation in women, detection of atypical hyperplasia, lobular carcinoma insitu or ductal carcinoma in-situ in breast biopsy, having first menstruation in early ages (<12), having menopause in advanced age (>55), giving first birth after 30 AbstractEarly diagnosis has a major role in improving prognosis of breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to assess the risk status of women 35-69 years of age using risk assessment models and the prevalence of mammography in a community setting. The sample of this cross sectional study consisted of 227 women, 35-69 years of age residing in Izmir, a city located in western region of Turkey. A questionnaire was used to collect data and the Gail and Cuzick-Tyrer models were applied to assess the risk of breast cancer. In this study, 52.7% of women had mammography at least once, and 41.3% of the women over the age of 40 had mammography screening in the last two years. The five years risk for breast cancer was high in 15.8% of women according to the Gail model and ten years risk was high in 21.7% with the Cuzick-Tyrer model. In the present study, the breast cancer risk levels were assessed in a population setting for the first time in Turkey using breast cancer risk level assessment models. Being in 60-69 age group, having low education and not being in menopause were significant risk factors for not having mammography according to logistic regression analysis. Mammography utilization rate was low. Women must be educated about breast cancer screening methods and early diagnosis. The women in the high risk group should be informed on their risk status which may increase their attendance at breast cancer screening.

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Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behavior of Turkish Women about Breast Cancer and Breast Self-Examination According to a Turkish Version of the Champion Health Belief Model Scale

Cited by 40 publications

References 8 publications

Beliefs and Behaviors of Breast Cancer Screening in Women Referring to Health Care Centers in Northwest Iran According to the Champion Health Belief Model Scale

Beliefs and Behaviors of Breast Cancer Screening in Women Referring to Health Care Centers in Northwest Iran According to the Champion Health Belief Model Scale

Health Beliefs and Breast Self-Examination among Female University Nursing Students in Turkey

Compliance with Screening Recommendations According to Breast Cancer Risk Levels in Izmir, Turkey

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