title: Beliefs of Turkish female teaching staff regarding mammography scanning.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, School of Nursing, Bornova, Izmior, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayla Bayik
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Temel
authors.forename: Melek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ardahan
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sesli
mesh_terms: 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*