Irwig L, Cockburn J, Turnbull D, Simpson J M, Mock P, Tattersall M
Department of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW.
Aust J Public Health. 1991 Mar;15(1):24-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.1991.tb00006.x.
A random sample of women in Sydney were interviewed by telephone to determine their knowledge about and attitudes to mammography. A response rate of 56 per cent (628 women) was obtained. While the majority of women had had some experience with breast cancer, knowledge about which age groups were most at risk and treatment alternatives was limited. Only about half of the sample had heard about screening mammography before the survey. However, when a simple explanation was given, 79 per cent expressed a favourable attitude toward it. Only 22 per cent of women thought of themselves as being personally susceptible to breast cancer; the proportion was lower in women over 60 than in those in their 40s. Morbid concern about breast cancer was rare. About a quarter of the sample expressed concern about mammographically induced exposure to radiation. Attitudes and perceptions of personal susceptibility were not associated with knowledge about risks of breast cancer. However, having a favourable attitude and a lack of concern about radiation were associated with previously having heard about screening mammography. Women speaking a language other than English at home and from households where the main income earner was in an unskilled occupation were least likely to have heard of screening mammography. Suggestions for data-based recruitment strategies are discussed.
通过电话采访了悉尼女性的随机样本，以确定她们对乳房X光检查的了解程度和态度。获得了56%的回复率（628名女性）。虽然大多数女性有过一些乳腺癌相关经历，但对于哪些年龄组风险最高以及治疗选择的了解有限。在调查前，只有约一半的样本听说过乳房X光筛查。然而，在给出简单解释后，79%的人对其表示了积极态度。只有22%的女性认为自己个人易患乳腺癌；60岁以上女性的这一比例低于40多岁的女性。对乳腺癌的病态担忧很少见。约四分之一的样本对乳房X光检查引起的辐射暴露表示担忧。对个人易感性的态度和认知与对乳腺癌风险的了解无关。然而，持积极态度且不担心辐射与之前听说过乳房X光筛查有关。在家说英语以外语言且家庭主要收入者从事非技术职业的女性最不可能听说过乳房X光筛查。讨论了基于数据的招募策略建议。
