title: Factors associated with breast self-examination practices and beliefs in female workers at a Muslim community.
abstract: The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to identify knowledge levels and performance frequency of breast self-examination (BSE) and to examine variables related to breast cancer screening behaviors in a sample of Turkish women. Data were collected from a convenience sample of 103 Muslim female workers at a hazelnut factory in Ordu city, Turkey, using an adapted version of Champion's revised Health Belief Model Scale. Results showed that 26.2% of the women reported knowledge of BSE and 4.3% reported that they perform BSE. Higher health motivation, higher perceived self-efficacy of BSE, marital status, and familial breast cancer history were significantly associated with BSE performance. Higher levels of health motivation and higher perceived self-efficacy of BSE were also significantly associated with knowledge of BSE.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, Samsun Health School, Ondokuz May University, Public Health Nursing, Turkey. ilknursezera@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ilknur Aydin
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Avci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D016504:Breast Self-Examination / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology*; D016015:Logistic Models; D017533:Marital Status; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey; D014931:Women, Working / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*