Roberts M M, French K, Duffy J
Soc Sci Med. 1984;18(9):791-7. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(84)90106-0.
To aid the design of a health education campaign centred around a breast screening programme, a survey of knowledge about breast cancer and breast self-examination was carried out in 810 women selected randomly from the electoral registers in Edinburgh and Aberdeen. On the whole, the level of knowledge was poor, but was strongly related to age, social class, previous experience of breast problems and preventive health behaviour. Very few women knew of signs to look for other than a lump or of any treatments other than mastectomy or radiotherapy. Although 57% had tried or were practising self-examination, only a small minority knew of the correct technique and when to do it. There may be several reasons for our findings, including previous lack of appropriate information from professional sources, avoidance due to fear and anxiety about breast cancer or lack of motivation because this disease is not seen as an important single threat. These results will be compared with a later survey as part of the evaluation of our health education campaign.
为协助开展围绕乳房筛查计划的健康教育活动，对从爱丁堡和阿伯丁选民登记册中随机抽取的810名女性进行了关于乳腺癌和乳房自我检查知识的调查。总体而言，知识水平较差，但与年龄、社会阶层、既往乳房问题经历及预防性健康行为密切相关。除了肿块之外，很少有女性知道要留意的其他体征，除了乳房切除术或放射治疗之外，也很少有人知道其他治疗方法。尽管57%的女性尝试过或正在进行自我检查，但只有一小部分人知道正确的方法和检查时间。我们的研究结果可能有几个原因，包括以前缺乏来自专业渠道的适当信息、由于对乳腺癌的恐惧和焦虑而回避，或者因为这种疾病不被视为重要的单一威胁而缺乏动力。作为我们健康教育活动评估的一部分，这些结果将与稍后的一项调查进行比较。
