Effect of an educational film on the Health Belief Model and breast self-examination practice

Ak, Attia; Da, Abdel Rahman; Li, Kamel

doi:10.26719/1997.3.3.435

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“…Our study indicated that women had an increased level of perceived susceptibility following the completion of the BCAC-BC campaign. A similar health belief change was observed for female students in a study conducted in Egypt after an educational video intervention [35], though not in a study of female teachers in northern Turkey, in which women's perceived susceptibility to breast cancer appeared to decrease after a video intervention (8.29 ± 1.83 vs. 7.48 ± 1.78) [17]. It is important that cancer-awareness-raising programs appropriately raise the level of susceptibility in terms of improving awareness about BC risk while guarding against making women feel fearful or apprehensive about their breast health.…”

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Changing Health Beliefs about Breast Cancer Screening among Women in Multi-Ethnic Malaysia

Htay

Dahlui

Schliemann

et al. 2022

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This study evaluated the impact of the ‘Be Cancer Alert’ mass media campaign for breast cancer (BCAC-BC) in terms of changes to women’s health beliefs regarding BC susceptibility and the benefits and barriers of breast cancer screening in Malaysia. Pre- and post-campaign surveys evaluated changes in health beliefs among women aged 40 years and above (n = 676). The perceived susceptibility to breast cancer was significantly higher at follow-up (mean ± SD: 7.30 ± 2.77 vs. 7.63 ± 2.58, p = 0.008) whereas the mean score for the perceived benefits of undertaking screening was high at baseline and follow-up (16.34 ± 2.36 vs. 15.95 ± 2.07, p = 0.001). The perceptions or beliefs about barriers to screening did not change significantly (31.70 ± 8.26 vs. 31.77 ± 7.63, p= 0.841). Regression analyses indicated that mean scores for the barriers subscale were significantly lower among Chinese women (−2.61, 95%CI −4.67, −0.55, p = 0.013) compared to Malay, and among single compared to married women (−2.40, 95%CI −4.60, −0.21, p = 0.032) after adjustment for other demographic variables and past screening history. Malaysian women appeared to already have positive perceptions before the BCAC-BC mass media campaign about the benefits of BC screening. However, the campaign appeared to be linked to both an increased awareness of the susceptibility to breast cancer and to positive beliefs that countered emotional barriers to screening, particularly among single women and Chinese-Malay women.

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Changing Health Beliefs about Breast Cancer Screening among Women in Multi-Ethnic Malaysia

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Dahlui

Schliemann

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“…51 There was a positive association between self-breast examination and the use of an HBM based educational film conducted in Egypt. 52 Almost the same result had been found in the study conducted for self-care practice for type II diabetes after implementing HBM-based interventions. 53 It is claimed that HBM is a behaviour change technique rather than a theoretical approach after a systematic review showed controversial findings of the association between HBM components and its relation to behaviour change.…”

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Does perceived susceptibility and severity of health problems serve as drivers for household enrolment in health insurance? A case study from Nepal

Acharya

Maharjan

Kreps

2021

Health Planning & Management

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This study was conducted from a behaviour change perspective to assess the association between the constructs of Health Belief Model and enrolment in health insurance (HI).A cross-sectional study was conducted among 810 households in Kailali and Baglung districts. The study used personal interviews to collect data. Perceived susceptibility, severity of diseases, benefits of enrolment, causes of non-enrolment, interaction with peers/neighbours, and family member's approval to enrol were independent variables and enrolment in HI served as dependent variable. More than half (52%) of the respondents evaluated themselves as not susceptible to health problems. The severity of the health problem was perceived as an economic burden. General treatment

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“…The value of heightened awareness is based on the value of earlier treatment of both nonpalpable and palpable breast cancers. [7,8] There are no data from Libya on women's awareness of breast cancer in general and BSE in particular. Therefore, this study aims to identify the gaps in the knowledge, attitude, and practices of Libyan females with view to guide health education and care.…”

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Low awareness about breast self-examination and risk factors of breast cancer in Benghazi, Libya

Ziuo

Twoier

Huria

et al. 2018

Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the Eastern Mediterranean region and the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Objectives: The study aimed to ascertain the level of awareness about the breast self-examination (BSE) and early detection of breast cancer and risks of breast cancer in the women of Benghazi, the second capital city of Libya. Subjects and Methods: A community-based survey was carried out in Benghazi to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of women at Benghazi about BSE and risk and protective factors of breast cancer. Cluster sampling technique was used. 30 clusters were selected during the year 2013. Results: Three thousand women were targeted; 2601 women were interviewed. Their mean age was 36.4 ± 10.9 years; more than half of them were married. The respondents' knowledge about BSE was poor with less than half of them (48.1%) having ever heard about BSE. Less than one-fifth of them (16.9%) knew what is BSE and less than one-quarter (25.7%) had satisfactory knowledge about the recommended frequency of BSE. About 39.0% of the respondents knew how to perform BSE, less than one-quarter of them (22.5%) knew when to start it. However, about three quarters (74.4%) of women considered BSE practice very important based on information from television programs as their source of knowledge (23.8). Less than half (43%) thought that high-fat diet and 42% stated that that physical inactivity are recognized risk factors for developing breast cancer. Conclusions: There is a poor knowledge about BSE and about risk and protective factors of breast cancer even among educated women in Benghazi. Primary prevention and early detection awareness should be the first step for prevention of breast cancer in Benghazi, Libya.

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Effect of an educational film on the Health Belief Model and breast self-examination practice

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Changing Health Beliefs about Breast Cancer Screening among Women in Multi-Ethnic Malaysia

Changing Health Beliefs about Breast Cancer Screening among Women in Multi-Ethnic Malaysia

Does perceived susceptibility and severity of health problems serve as drivers for household enrolment in health insurance? A case study from Nepal

Low awareness about breast self-examination and risk factors of breast cancer in Benghazi, Libya

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