title: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of breast cancer screening among women in Jordan.
abstract: Enhancing breast cancer screening in developing countries is pivotal in improving women's health. We aimed at describing knowledge of and perceived reasons for performing breast cancer screening. We interviewed 1,549 population-based randomly selected women. We found that women share limited knowledge about breast cancer screening. Few women performed screening for early detection purposes. The influence of physicians was the main reason for performing mammography. Prevalence of breast cancer screening might be enhanced by integrating screening into other medical services. Health agencies need to invite women for screening and educate them regarding the importance of screening in the absence of symptoms.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Maternal Child Health Nursing , Faculty of Nursing, The University of Jordan , Amman , Jordan.
authors.forename: Areej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Othman
authors.forename: Mamoun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahram
authors.forename: Mohammed Rasoul
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Al-Tarawneh
authors.forename: Manal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shahrouri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007597:Jordan; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D010465:Perception; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult