Afr Health Sci. 2023 Dec;23(4):256-265. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v23i4.28.
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between female university students' breast cancer risk factors and their health beliefs about breast self-examination (BSE).
The sample of this descriptive and correlational study was 389 female students who were determined by stratified sampling method. Data were collected through the Socio-demographic Characteristics and Breast Cancer Risk Factors Determination Form and the Champion's Health Belief Model Scale (CHBMS). Data obtained from the study were analysed using SPSS for Windows 16.0 program. Data analysis was performed using percentage distributions, z test, and Spearman correlation analysis. Statistical significance was accepted p<0.05.
While a positive correlation was detected between students' perceived breast cancer risk for themselves and perceived susceptibility, severity, benefit, self-efficacy related to BSE and health motivation mean scores, a negative and significant correlation was detected with perceived barriers to BSE mean score (p<0.05).
Results showed that although female university students had some risk factors in terms of breast cancer, they have low levels of perceived risk factors for themselves.
本研究旨在确定女大学生乳腺癌风险因素与她们对乳房自我检查（BSE）的健康信念之间的关系。
本描述性和相关性研究的样本为 389 名女学生，采用分层抽样法确定。通过社会人口特征和乳腺癌风险因素确定表和 Champion 的健康信念模型量表（CHBMS）收集数据。使用 Windows 16.0 版 SPSS 程序分析从研究中获得的数据。使用百分比分布、z 检验和 Spearman 相关分析进行数据分析。统计显著性接受 p<0.05。
虽然学生对自己的乳腺癌风险感知与感知易感性、严重性、BSE 相关的益处、自我效能和健康动机的平均得分呈正相关，但与 BSE 感知障碍的平均得分呈负相关显著相关（p<0.05）。
结果表明，尽管女大学生存在一些乳腺癌风险因素，但她们对自身的风险因素感知程度较低。
