Yelland M J, Rice D E, Ward A E, Bain C, Siskind V, Schofield F
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 1991;5(4):307-12. doi: 10.1177/101053959100500409.
Breast self-examination (BSE) and medical breast examination practices were studied in a group of 1,103 women without diagnosed breast cancer, randomly sampled to conform in age and social status with breast cancer cases from the population of Brisbane, Australia between 1981 and 1985. Relationships between these practices and sociodemographic factors, breast cancer risk indicators, health related behaviors and source of knowledge about BSE were analyzed. Overall, 63% of women reported performing BSE. BSE was practiced frequently (monthly or more). BSE frequency was only weakly associated with breast cancer risk indicators. It was more strongly linked with age, the 20-44 year group being more likely to examine their breasts occasionally and the women 65 years and over being less likely to examine their breasts. Married women were the most likely to practice BSE frequently and widowed or single women most likely never to practice. Women who underwent cervical smear testing were more likely to perform BSE than those who did not have smear tests. Women who learned BSE from their doctors as opposed to other sources practiced BSE more frequently and were more likely to practice BSE exactly as taught.
对一组1103名未被诊断出患有乳腺癌的女性进行了乳房自我检查（BSE）和医学乳房检查实践的研究，这些女性是从澳大利亚布里斯班1981年至1985年的人群中随机抽取的，年龄和社会地位与乳腺癌患者相符。分析了这些实践与社会人口学因素、乳腺癌风险指标、健康相关行为以及BSE知识来源之间的关系。总体而言，63%的女性报告进行过BSE。BSE的实施频率较高（每月或更频繁）。BSE频率与乳腺癌风险指标的关联较弱。它与年龄的联系更为紧密，20至44岁的女性偶尔检查乳房的可能性更大，65岁及以上的女性检查乳房的可能性较小。已婚女性最有可能频繁进行BSE，而丧偶或单身女性最有可能从未进行过。接受宫颈涂片检查的女性比未进行涂片检查的女性更有可能进行BSE。与从其他来源学习BSE的女性相比，从医生那里学习BSE的女性更频繁地进行BSE，并且更有可能完全按照所教的方法进行BSE。
