Beliefs of Turkish female teaching staff regarding mammography scanning.
BACKGROUND
To our knowledge, there has hitherto been no research to determine the beliefs of female teaching staff, who are highly educated and form a special risk group regarding breast cancer, towards mammography scanning in Turkey. Definitive research was planned to determine the beliefs of the female teaching staff working in a university.


METHODS
Data were collected by researchers via face-to-face interview using a sociodemographic questionnaire and " Health Belief Model ".


RESULTS
The point average of the teaching staff in the mammography benefits sub-scale is 19.6 ± 3.87, their average item score is 3.91. The point average of the teaching staff in the mammography obstacles sub-scale is 21.17 ± 6.87, their average item score is 1.92.


CONCLUSIONS
They agree on the benefits of the mammography, but they do not agree on the obstacles to mammography.
Temel
Ayla Bayik
AB
Department of Public Health, School of Nursing, Bornova, Izmior, Turkey.
Ardahan
Melek
M
Sesli
Esra
E
D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D016504:Breast Self-Examination; D003469:Culture; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000523:psychology*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology*; D011379:Prognosis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching; D014421:Turkey; D014495:Universities; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*