The effect of planned training regarding breast self-examination on women’s health beliefs

Abstract

This study was conducted quasi-experimentally to determine the effect of planned training regarding breast self-examination on women's health beliefs. Material and Method: The research group consisted of 108 women from the Semi-Open Women's Prison, the Public Training Center, and the Evening Art School and from the Quran Course in the Family Health Center region. Data were collected using a sociodemographic characteristics questionnaire and the Turkish version of the Champion's Health Belief Model Scale. A control group was not used in this study; women's before the training evaluations were used as a control for their evaluations eight weeks after the training. Results: In this study, it was determined that 32.4% of the women had training on breast self-examination and knew to perform breast self-examination. For the recent year, 15.7% of the women have performed breast self-examination, 10.2% have had a clinical breast examination and 10.4% have had mammography. After the training, it was determined that there was a significant positive increase in the perceptions of susceptibility, seriousness, benefit, confidence and health motivation subscales of the Champion's Health Belief Model Scale. In addition, the perception of barriers declined significantly in a positive direction (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was determined that the rate of women performing breast self-examination and having a mammogram was low and that there was a significant increase in the Champion's Health Belief Model Scale subscales after the training compared to before the training evaluations. It is recommended that midwives and nurses should consider the health beliefs of women in breast examination training and prepare their training programs accordingly.

Women s' perception on role of breast self-examination in early breast cancer detection

“…Breast cancer is a fatal cancer in females worldwide [1] . Breast cancer is the second biggest cause of death for women, but early identification and screening can increase treatment options and reduce the mortality rate [2] .…”