Health-oriented behaviors: their implication in attending for breast cancer screening.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the implication of health-oriented behavior and state of health variables estimated to influence women's participation in a breast cancer screening program.


METHODS
A sample of 512 participants and 196 nonparticipants was taken from a total of 60,908 women between 45 and 65 years of age.


RESULTS
There are significant differences in women's perception of their knowledge of breast cancer, estimated prognosis, and reasons for not performing self-examination. The nonparticipant group reports more health problems.


CONCLUSIONS
The study assesses the relative contribution of these variables to participation levels, although further empirical testing of all these issues is recommended.
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Department of Sociology, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Navarre, Spain. llostao@unavarra.es
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D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D013030:Spain