Yurdakos Kursat, Gulhan Yildirim Beyazit, Unalan Demet, Ozturk Ahmet
Samsun Maternity and Children Diseases, Turkish Ministry of Health, Samsun, Turkey E-mail :
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2013;14(8):4829-34. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.8.4829.
Breast self examination (BSE), performed regularly every month, is one of the most important methods in the early diagnosis of breast cancer. This study was performed with the aim of establishing the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of women working in government hospitals within the province of Samsun regarding BSE.
This cross-sectional study was conducted between January-March 2012, on a total of 550 women (500 health personnel, and 50 general administration services (GAS) workers) from 7 government hospitals and the Cancer Early Diagnosis, Screening, and Education Centre (CEDSEC). Percentages were used for the descriptive statistics, and the chi-square test for the evaluation of statistical importance. Values of p<0.05 were accepted as significant.
The mean age of the participants was 36.2± 15.3, and 42.5% were in the 30-39 year old age group, 78.0% being married. Seventy-eight point four percent (78.4%) of the health personnel and 76.0% of the GAS workers performed BSE. However, the rates of performing BSE regularly every month were only 25.6% and 5.0%. Within the health personnel, 1.4% stated that they did not perform BSE because they found it unnecessary as they had no history of breast cancer in their family, 3.6% did not do so due to fear and stress, 13.2% because they forgot, and 14.6% because they had no complaints. Some 22.2% of the health personnel and 52.0% of the GAS workers had undergone mammographic evaluation, the difference being significant (p<0.05), 84.1% of the health personnel and 61.9% of the GAS workers knowing symptoms of breast cancer.
Women in society should be brought to a certain level of awareness and knowledge regarding BSE. It is of the utmost importance that health personnel, who carry the responsibility for counseling and enlightening society, should interiorize the necessary knowledge, attitudes and behavior.
每月定期进行的乳房自我检查（BSE）是乳腺癌早期诊断的最重要方法之一。本研究旨在确定萨姆松省内政府医院女性员工关于BSE的知识、态度和行为。
本横断面研究于2012年1月至3月进行，共纳入来自7家政府医院及癌症早期诊断、筛查与教育中心（CEDSEC）的550名女性（500名卫生人员和50名一般行政服务（GAS）工作人员）。描述性统计采用百分比，统计显著性评估采用卡方检验。p<0.05的值被认为具有显著性。
参与者的平均年龄为36.2±15.3岁，42.5%处于30 - 39岁年龄组，78.0%已婚。78.4%的卫生人员和76.0%的GAS工作人员进行BSE。然而，每月定期进行BSE的比例仅为25.6%和5.0%。在卫生人员中，1.4%表示未进行BSE是因为认为家庭中无乳腺癌病史所以没必要，3.6%是由于恐惧和压力而未进行，13.2%是因为忘记了，14.6%是因为没有不适症状。约22.2%的卫生人员和52.0%的GAS工作人员接受过乳房X光检查评估，差异具有显著性（p<0.05），84.1%的卫生人员和61.9%的GAS工作人员了解乳腺癌症状。
社会中的女性应在BSE方面提高到一定的认识和知识水平。对社会负有咨询和启蒙责任的卫生人员内化必要的知识、态度和行为至关重要。
