The knowledge and attitudes of breast self-examination and mammography in a group of women in a rural area in western Turkey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer appears to be a disease of both the developing and developed worlds. Among Turkish women, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. The aims of this cross-sectional study were to determine levels of knowledge about breast cancer and to evaluate health beliefs concerning the model that promotes breast self- examination (BSE) and mammography in a group of women aged 20-64 in a rural area of western Turkey.

Methods

244 women were recruited by means of cluster sampling in this study. The questionnaire consisted of sociodemographic variables, a risk factors and signs of breast cancer form and the adapted version of Champion's Health Belief Model Scale (CHBMS). Bivariate correlation analysis, Chi square test, Mann-Whitney U test a

SUBMITTER: Dundar PE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1403793 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature