Health beliefs of women attending mammography unit and related factors

Aim: This descriptive study was done to evaluate the perceptions of health beliefs and related factors of women attending a mammography unit for mammograms. Materials and Methods: It was carried out with 181 women admitted to a mammography unit of a university hospital. Data were measured using a q...

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Main Authors: Şerife Kurşun, Kamile Altuntuğ, Emel Ege, Hüseyin Özbi̇ner, Ganime Dilek Demli̇k
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rabia Yılmaz 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of Contemporary Medicine
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jcm/issue/57927/771721?publisher=rabia-yilmaz
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author Şerife Kurşun
Kamile Altuntuğ
Emel Ege
Hüseyin Özbi̇ner
Ganime Dilek Demli̇k
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Kamile Altuntuğ
Emel Ege
Hüseyin Özbi̇ner
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description Aim: This descriptive study was done to evaluate the perceptions of health beliefs and related factors of women attending a mammography unit for mammograms. Materials and Methods: It was carried out with 181 women admitted to a mammography unit of a university hospital. Data were measured using a questionnaire form. Results: Statistically significant differences were found between women's education (health motivation, Breast Self-Examination (BSE) benefits and barriers), BSE performance status (health motivation, BSE barriers and self-efficacy, mammography benefits and barriers) and family history of breast cancer (sensitivity, health motivation, BSE benefits) (p
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spelling doaj.art-1b9d9ea237d44f479fba6e2879b02f422023-02-15T16:08:41ZengRabia YılmazJournal of Contemporary Medicine2667-71802020-11-01111161809Health beliefs of women attending mammography unit and related factorsŞerife KurşunKamile Altuntuğ0Emel Ege1Hüseyin Özbi̇nerGanime Dilek Demli̇k2NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİNECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİNECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİAim: This descriptive study was done to evaluate the perceptions of health beliefs and related factors of women attending a mammography unit for mammograms. Materials and Methods: It was carried out with 181 women admitted to a mammography unit of a university hospital. Data were measured using a questionnaire form. Results: Statistically significant differences were found between women's education (health motivation, Breast Self-Examination (BSE) benefits and barriers), BSE performance status (health motivation, BSE barriers and self-efficacy, mammography benefits and barriers) and family history of breast cancer (sensitivity, health motivation, BSE benefits) (phttps://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jcm/issue/57927/771721?publisher=rabia-yilmazperception of health beliefbreast cancermammographyhealth belief model
spellingShingle Şerife Kurşun
Kamile Altuntuğ
Emel Ege
Hüseyin Özbi̇ner
Ganime Dilek Demli̇k
Health beliefs of women attending mammography unit and related factors
Journal of Contemporary Medicine
perception of health belief
breast cancer
mammography
health belief model
title Health beliefs of women attending mammography unit and related factors
title_full Health beliefs of women attending mammography unit and related factors
title_fullStr Health beliefs of women attending mammography unit and related factors
title_full_unstemmed Health beliefs of women attending mammography unit and related factors
title_short Health beliefs of women attending mammography unit and related factors
title_sort health beliefs of women attending mammography unit and related factors
topic perception of health belief
breast cancer
mammography
health belief model
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jcm/issue/57927/771721?publisher=rabia-yilmaz
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