The knowledge and attitude of breast self examination and mammography among rural women

Kannusamy, Veena; Kollipaka, Rupavani; Rekha, R

doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20150738

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“…Studies conducted in Malta and Taiwan showed similar findings (Marmara et al, 2017;Wu & Chen, 2017). Because the association between physician's recommendation and mammography adherence has been strongly established, we should encourage all healthcare providers who serve in primary care to consult their clients for breast cancer screening (Schueler et al, 2008) The significant association between perceived susceptibility and mammography screening behaviour found in this study is consistent with the HBM hypothesis and results from other similar studies (Moballeghi, Hatefnia, & Najar, 2014;Shiryazdi et al, 2014;Veena et al, 2015 This finding is inconsistent with those of other studies (Shiryazdi et al, 2014;VanDyke & Shell, 2017;Wang et al, 2014). However, it is consistent with the results of a study conducted in the United States (VanDyke & Shell, 2017), which showed that perceived benefits do not promote women to seek screening, possibly because the cost of mammography screening is prohibitive.…”

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Factors affecting mammography screening behaviour among rural Vietnamese women

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One in four women is estimated to be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime, making breast cancer the commonest cancer among women worldwide (Bray et al., 2018). In Vietnam, breast cancer accounts for 8.9% of new cancer cases among women each year (International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2012). In addition, most Vietnamese patients receive diagnosis at an extremely late stage (Thuan, Anh, Tu, & Huong, 2017). According to a study conducted at the five largest cancer hospitals in Vietnam, 49.5% of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients received diagnosis at stages III and IV (Thuan et al., 2017). Moreover, nearly half of Vietnamese patients with breast cancer resided in rural areas (Hoang Lan, Laohasiriwong, Stewart, Tung, & Coyte, 2013), where women have low levels of education and income and limited access to health care. Furthermore, a high proportion of breast cancer patients in Vietnam are relatively young, and one-third of patients are diagnosed at a younger age (Hoang Lan et al., 2013) than are patients in Western countries (Youlden, Cramb, Yip, & Baade, 2014) (40-49 versus 55-65 years). Evidence shows that early screening and access to optimal treatment can improve survival rates in patients with breast cancer

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