Faculty of Health Science, Public Health Nursing Department, Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Bilecik, Turkey.
Faculty of Health Science, Public Health Nursing Department, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
Afr Health Sci. 2022 Sep;22(3):133-144. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v22i3.16.
Breast cancer is a worldwide common public health problem, and it is quite important to know the factors preventing the early detection behaviors to fight against it.
The aim of the study was to examine the effect of some sociodemographic variables associated with women's breast cancer detection behaviors and their breast cancer knowledge and fear levels.
The cross-sectional study was conducted with 363 women aged 40-69 who had presented to Cancer Early Diagnosis and Education Centers (CEDEC).
The average age of women is 54.8±7.1. The mean score of breast cancer knowledge (CBCKT) was found as 10.72±2.34, and the breast cancer fear score was found as 27.6±6.5. The percentage of women who regularly breast self-examination (BSE) was 17.4%, clinical breast examination (CBE) was 13.5% and mammography was 42.7%. BSE and having a higher education correlated 6.25-fold. A 6.5-fold correlation was found between BSE and having a family history of breast cancer, and a 6.24-fold correlation between BSE and having information about breast cancer. In CBE, the related variables that affected women receiving information 4.42 times and going to CEDEC 5.3 times. It was found that employment (4.58) of women affected the mammography detection behavior mostly. While women's CBCKT score affected BSE behavior 1.16 times, fear of breast cancer was a variable that affected mammography behavior 2.1 times. It was determined that high CBCKT scores of women increased BSE behaviors 1.16 times, and high breast cancer fear scores increased mammography behavior 2.1 times.
Early detection practices of women are not sufficient in our study. An increase in the knowledge level of women and consideration of the variables determined to be effective in early detection behaviors will allow increasing detection behavior.
乳腺癌是全球普遍存在的公共卫生问题，了解预防早期发现行为的因素对于对抗乳腺癌至关重要。
本研究旨在探讨一些与女性乳腺癌检测行为及其乳腺癌知识和恐惧水平相关的社会人口学变量的影响。
该横断面研究纳入了 363 名年龄在 40-69 岁之间曾到癌症早期诊断和教育中心（CEDEC）就诊的女性。
女性的平均年龄为 54.8±7.1 岁。乳腺癌知识量表（CBCKT）的平均得分为 10.72±2.34，乳腺癌恐惧量表得分为 27.6±6.5。定期进行乳房自我检查（BSE）的女性比例为 17.4%，进行临床乳房检查（CBE）的比例为 13.5%，进行乳房 X 线摄影检查的比例为 42.7%。BSE 与较高的教育程度相关，相关系数为 6.25。BSE 与乳腺癌家族史相关，相关系数为 6.5，BSE 与对乳腺癌信息的了解相关，相关系数为 6.24。在 CBE 中，影响女性接受信息的相关变量为 4.42 倍，影响到 CEDEC 的变量为 5.3 倍。女性就业（4.58）主要影响了乳房 X 线摄影检测行为。女性的 CBCKT 评分对 BSE 行为的影响为 1.16 倍，对乳腺癌的恐惧是影响乳房 X 线摄影行为的变量，影响为 2.1 倍。研究发现，女性的 CBCKT 评分较高会使 BSE 行为增加 1.16 倍，乳腺癌恐惧评分较高会使乳房 X 线摄影行为增加 2.1 倍。
在我们的研究中，女性的早期检测实践不足。提高女性的知识水平并考虑到对早期检测行为有影响的变量，将有助于增加检测行为。
