Te Health Belief Model and Prediction of Breast Self-examination Practices in Female Mexican College Students
Background: Cancer incidence and mortality in young Latin American women has increased over the last few decades. In Mexico, breast self-examination (BSE) is recommended from 20 years of age to create awareness of breast cancer and detect body changes. Te health belief model (HBM) allows us to iden...
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| description | Background: Cancer incidence and mortality in young Latin American women has increased over the last few decades. In Mexico, breast self-examination (BSE) is recommended from 20 years of age to create awareness
of breast cancer and detect body changes. Te health belief model (HBM) allows us to identify young women’s beliefs about cancer and BSE, which could help us to design more appropriate strategies to promote BSE in the
fght against breast cancer.
Objective: To assess the knowledge, practice, and beliefs about cancer and BSE in female college students; examine the diferences between those who practice BSE and those who do not; and determine the most infuential variable for performing BSE.
Design: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used; the Health Belief Model scale for BSE was applied to 949 female college students from a public university.
Results: Tis Major health study showed that sufering benign breast disease and having a family history of breast cancer was associated with BSE performance; it also found that the dimensions of the health beliefs
model difered depending upon barriers, benefts, self-efcacy and health motivation were diferent between women who perform an BSE in. Te predicting variables for BSE practice were self-efcacy, the barriers perceived, benign breast disease, and the major subject of study.
Conclusion: Reports of BSE practice in female students from Latin American countries are similar; however, the predictive variables difer from those found in the general population. Perceived barriers and self-efcacy are factors capable of modifcation, and must be addressed by BSE promotion strategies aimed at female college students. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-231af59db3794914ac5e6516916642732022-12-22T02:00:34ZengM.V. Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityPsychology in Russia: State of Art2074-68572307-22022019-09-01123738510.11621/pir.2019.0306Te Health Belief Model and Prediction of Breast Self-examination Practices in Female Mexican College StudentsDehisy Marisol Juárez-García0Arnoldo Téllez1Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, MexicoAutonomous University of Nuevo Leon, MexicoBackground: Cancer incidence and mortality in young Latin American women has increased over the last few decades. In Mexico, breast self-examination (BSE) is recommended from 20 years of age to create awareness of breast cancer and detect body changes. Te health belief model (HBM) allows us to identify young women’s beliefs about cancer and BSE, which could help us to design more appropriate strategies to promote BSE in the fght against breast cancer. Objective: To assess the knowledge, practice, and beliefs about cancer and BSE in female college students; examine the diferences between those who practice BSE and those who do not; and determine the most infuential variable for performing BSE. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used; the Health Belief Model scale for BSE was applied to 949 female college students from a public university. Results: Tis Major health study showed that sufering benign breast disease and having a family history of breast cancer was associated with BSE performance; it also found that the dimensions of the health beliefs model difered depending upon barriers, benefts, self-efcacy and health motivation were diferent between women who perform an BSE in. Te predicting variables for BSE practice were self-efcacy, the barriers perceived, benign breast disease, and the major subject of study. Conclusion: Reports of BSE practice in female students from Latin American countries are similar; however, the predictive variables difer from those found in the general population. Perceived barriers and self-efcacy are factors capable of modifcation, and must be addressed by BSE promotion strategies aimed at female college students.http://psychologyinrussia.com/volumes/pdf/2019_3/Psychology_3_2019_73-85_Juarez-Garcia.pdfbreast selfexamination (bse)breast cancercancer educationhealth belief model (hbm)college student health |
| spellingShingle | Dehisy Marisol Juárez-García Arnoldo Téllez Te Health Belief Model and Prediction of Breast Self-examination Practices in Female Mexican College Students Psychology in Russia: State of Art breast selfexamination (bse) breast cancer cancer education health belief model (hbm) college student health |
| title | Te Health Belief Model and Prediction of Breast Self-examination Practices in Female Mexican College Students |
| title_full | Te Health Belief Model and Prediction of Breast Self-examination Practices in Female Mexican College Students |
| title_fullStr | Te Health Belief Model and Prediction of Breast Self-examination Practices in Female Mexican College Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Te Health Belief Model and Prediction of Breast Self-examination Practices in Female Mexican College Students |
| title_short | Te Health Belief Model and Prediction of Breast Self-examination Practices in Female Mexican College Students |
| title_sort | te health belief model and prediction of breast self examination practices in female mexican college students |
| topic | breast selfexamination (bse) breast cancer cancer education health belief model (hbm) college student health |
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