Persson K, Johansson I, Ek A C
Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Caring Sciences, Linköping, Sweden.
J Cancer Educ. 1995 Fall;10(3):163-7. doi: 10.1080/08858199509528360.
Breast cancer is a common cause of death among women. The aim of this study was to determine whether women carry out regular breast self-examination (BSE), and to describe their knowledge of, and attitudes towards, breast cancer. Questionnaires were mailed to 200 randomly selected women who had not undergone breast cancer surgery. The response rate was 81%. The respondents were divided in three groups: those who practiced BSE regularly, those who practiced BSE occasionally, and those who did not practice BSE. The results show that only 10% of the sample practice BSE. Neither age, educational background, nor occupation, nor having knowledge of breast disease and medical outcome was associated with BSE practice. Nor did having a close relative or friend with breast cancer affect the practice of BSE.
乳腺癌是女性死亡的常见原因。本研究的目的是确定女性是否进行定期乳房自我检查（BSE），并描述她们对乳腺癌的了解程度和态度。问卷被邮寄给200名随机挑选的未接受过乳腺癌手术的女性。回复率为81%。受访者被分为三组：定期进行BSE的人、偶尔进行BSE的人以及不进行BSE的人。结果显示，样本中只有10%的人进行BSE。年龄、教育背景、职业、对乳腺疾病和医疗结果的了解程度均与BSE的实施无关。有患乳腺癌的近亲或朋友也不会影响BSE的实施。
