Determining the health beliefs and breast cancer fear levels ofwomen regarding mammography

Ersin, Fatma; Gözükara, Fatma; Polat, Perihan; Erçetin, Gözde; Bozkurt, Mehmet Ekrem

doi:10.3906/sag-1406-74

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“…Concerning marital status, the study findings indicated that there was no significant association between MS utilization and marital status. These findings are similar to finding of Abdelaziz et al, (18) and Secginli et al (25) In the present study, education was not significantly associated with MS utilization; Ersin et al, (26) found that there was no difference detected between the educational level and the rate of having mammograms. They concluded that higher education does not mean that people will follow all the health guidelines because some highly educated people still lack the awareness to make correct health decisions.…”

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confidence: 92%

Mammography Screening Utilization Behavior among Egyptian Female Employees in Alexandria

Diab¹,

Wahdan

Gawwad

et al. 2018

Journal of High Institute of Public Health

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Background: Breast cancer (BC) has become a health priority due to its increasing incidence. It is curable when detected at an early stage, so there is an urgent need for its early detection. Mammography screening (MS) is the main recommended test for early detection of BC. Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess MS utilization behavior among female employees and to identify some factors based on the Health Belief Model that determines the likelihood of MS utilization behavior in terms of: health beliefs, knowledge about BC and its risk factors, and access and need for MS. Methods: The study was conducted among 400 female employees aged 40 years and older in four workplace sectors in Alexandria using a cross sectional approach. A predesigned interview questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic data, habits, reproductive history, family history, culture affiliation, access to MS, reproductive health screening behavior, MS utilization behavior, need for MS, knowledge about BC and MS, perceptions towards BC and MS, perceived threat (susceptibility and severity), perceived benefits and perceived barriers to MS, (personal barriers, economic barriers, health care system barriers). Results: More than two thirds of females (69.7%) had bad MS utilization. Seventy two percent of females had poor knowledge about BC protective factors, signs and symptoms and risk factors of BC and about MS. The perception of the studied females was high concerning susceptibility and seriousness of BC and benefits of screening but there were some perceived personal, economic and health care system barriers to MS. Multiple linear regression analysis of the factors predicting MS utilization shows that age, accessibility, perceived need, total knowledge of BC, MS, and occupation sector were the significant predictors. Conclusion: The majority of female employees had poor knowledge about BC and MS. Increasing the females' knowledge about BC and accessibility to screening areas are important strategies influencing their decisions about whether or not to participate in cancer preventive practices.

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Mammography Screening Utilization Behavior among Egyptian Female Employees in Alexandria

Diab¹,

Wahdan

Gawwad

et al. 2018

Journal of High Institute of Public Health

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“…The present study aimed to determine the preventive behaviors from COVID- 19 Gender was an important variable affecting the preventive behaviors, so that women showed better observance than men probably since they had greater motivation for health than men. In studies on breast cancer screening behaviors, the health motivation was confirmed as an independent variable (16)(17)(18). In a study by Lau et al on the pandemic of H1N1 in women and men in Hong Kong, women had better performance than men in the prevention of the disease (19).…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessing Preventive Health Behaviors from COVID-19 Based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) among People in Golestan Province: A Cross-Sectional Study in Northern Iran

Shahnazi

Ahmadi-Livani

Pahlavanzadeh

et al. 2020

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Background: COVID-19 is a new viral disease that has caused a pandemic in the world. Due to the lack of vaccines and definitive treatment, preventive behaviors are the only way to overcome the disease. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the preventive behaviors from the disease based on constructs of the health belief model.Methods: In the present cross-sectional study during March 11 to 16, 2019, 750 individuals in Golestan province of Iran were included in the study using the convenience sampling and they completed the questionnaires through cyberspace. Factor scores were calculated using the confirmatory factor analysis. The effects of different factors were separately investigated using the univariate analyses, including students sample t-test, ANOVA, and simple linear regression. Finally, the effective factors were examined by the multiple regression analysis at a significant level of 0.05 and through Mplus 7 and SPSS 16.Results: The participants' mean age was 33.9±9.45 years; and 57.1% of them had associate and bachelor's degrees. Multiple regression indicated that the mean score of preventive behavior from COVID-19 was higher in women than men, and greater in urban dwellers than rural dwellers. Furthermore, one unit increase in the standard deviation of factor scores of self-efficacy and perceived benefits increased the scores of preventive behavior from COVID-19 by 0.22 and 0.17 units respectively. On the contrary, one unit increase in the standard deviation of factor score of perceived barriers and fatalistic beliefs decreased the scores of the preventive behavior from COVID-19 by 0.36 and 0.19 units respectively.Conclusion: Results of the present study indicated that female gender, perceived barriers, perceived self-efficacy, fatalistic beliefs, perceived interests, and living in city had the greatest preventive behaviors from COVID-19 respectively. Preventive interventions were necessary among men and villagers.

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“…Because perceived susceptibility is also effective in BSE behavior, this group seems ready to participate in screening. Ersin et al (35) and Aker et al (36) have reported that perceived susceptibility is an important factor for getting mammography. However, Baysal and Gözüm (37) have found in their study women with lower perceived susceptibility had no intentions to undergo mammography.…”

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confidence: 99%

Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors of First Degree Relatives of Women Receiving Breast Cancer Treatment and the Affecting Factors

Kırca

Tuzcu

Gözüm

2018

Eur J Breast Health

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Determining the health beliefs and breast cancer fear levels ofwomen regarding mammography

Cited by 32 publications

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Mammography Screening Utilization Behavior among Egyptian Female Employees in Alexandria

Mammography Screening Utilization Behavior among Egyptian Female Employees in Alexandria

Assessing Preventive Health Behaviors from COVID-19 Based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) among People in Golestan Province: A Cross-Sectional Study in Northern Iran

Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors of First Degree Relatives of Women Receiving Breast Cancer Treatment and the Affecting Factors

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