Knowledge and Attitudes of Women about Breast Cancer, Self Breast Examination and Healthy Life Style Behaviours

Özen, Betül; Zincir, Handan; Erten, Zeliha Kaya; Özkan, Filiz; Elmalı, Ferhan

doi:10.5152/tjbh.2013.33

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“…These findings are supported by similar studies (13,14). 53.1% of women who participated in our study had knowledge about BSE while 86.4% of women who participated in study conducted by Ozen et al (15) had knowledge about BSE. Forty-four percent of women had CBE at least once throughout their lifetime.…”

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Barriers on Breast Cancer Early Detection Methods

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Objective: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women throughout the world. It is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths, after lung cancer. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in Turkey with a rate of 23,4%. One out of every four women has breast cancer. This study was conducted to determine the barriers on methods of early diagnosis of breast cancer. Materials and Methods:The research population consisted of women over the age of 40 years who live in the neighborhood of Doğanlar (N=2404). The sample size was determined (n=251) with Epi İnfo Statcalc account program with 95% confidence interval, with the incidence of breast cancer accepted as 24%. Women over the age of 40 years who agreed to participate were included in the study. In order to collect the necessary data, a 27-item questionnaire including socio-demographic characteristics and methods of early diagnosis was created according to the literature. This study was conducted between March-October 2012 in Doğanlar neighborhood.Results: Two-hundred-fifty-four women participated in the study, with a mean age of 54,27±1, and an average monthly income of 895,0197 TL (min=0 TL, max=7000 TL). 79,1% were married, 89,8% were housewives, 56,7% were literate, and 83,1% had health insurance. The status of performing regular Breast Self Examination (BSE) was significantly higher in women who had knowledge about BSE, (p=0.000). Married (p=0.015) women and those who had a social security system (p=0.048) had significantly higher rates of mammography. Women who were informed on mammography (p=0.000) had significantly higher rates of mammography. When reasons for not getting mammography was addressed, it was observed that 99,2% was due to lack of information and education. Women who had regular BSE had significantly higher Clinical Breast Examination (CBE) (p=0.024). Women's sociodemographic characteristics did not affect the status of performing regular BSE and CBE significantly. Conclusion:Barriers against implementation of breast cancer screening methods in women were related to level of education and lack of adequate information about breast cancer screening, and symptoms of breast cancer. Women's lack of information about signs, symptoms and treatment in the early stages of breast cancer needs to be eliminated. Health care providers may have a key role in increasing breast cancer early detection rates.

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“…This condition was associated with the women's level of education. There are significant differences among BSE knowledge, age, education and marital status in many studies (12,15,19,20,21).…”

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Barriers on Breast Cancer Early Detection Methods

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“…35% of the participant students told that they got information on breast cancer before ( Table 2). The rate of those receiving information on breast cancer before was 64.2% in the study by Tahmasebi and Noroozi, 52.4% in study by Segni et al (19) , 50% in the study by Özkahraman et al (20) and 50.2% in the study by Özen et al (21). Therefore, it is very crucial to promote and to enhance awareness level of young women about breast cancer, which has increased in the recent years, to inform women about breast cancer screenings and to help them gain health promoting behaviors (21).…”

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confidence: 88%

The Effect of Peer Education upon Breast Self- Examination Behaviors and Self-Esteem among University Students

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Eur J Breast Health

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“…Previous studies revealed that the rates of BSE and mammography are not at the desired level (10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17). There are numerous factors delaying and obstructing individuals' participation in screenings.…”

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confidence: 99%