title: Health Beliefs of Nursing Faculty Students about Breast Cancer and Self Breast Examination.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Breast cancer usually shows a slow development rate and when it is recognized in early stages very successful treatment results can be achieved. This research was planned to research the health beliefs of nursing faculty students about breast cancer and breast self-examination (BSE).
  
  
  METHODS
  The first class students of nursing faculty formed the basis for this descriptive research (N=347). Sample selection was not made and all female students who wanted to participate voluntarily in the research during March-May of 2014 were included (n=331).
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was determined that 85.5% of students had knowledge about cancer, 79.5 % knew of breast cancer, and 65.3% were aware of how BSE is performed. According to the responses of students to the scale of the health belief model that is used to determine the health beliefs of students, item-point averages of trust and obstacle sub-dimensions were high.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is determined that more than half of students had knowledge about breast cancer and breast self-examination. Their health beliefs were affected by trust and obstacle perceptions, knowledge level about cancer, and awareness about how BSE is done. These factors should be considered in planning trainings that will be given to students. Social responsibility projects should have designed to create the awareness that cancer is a treatable disease.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, Ege University, Bornova, Turkey E-mail : melekardahan@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Melek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ardahan
authors.forename: Hulya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dinc
authors.forename: Askin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yaman
authors.forename: Emrah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aykir
authors.forename: Baver
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aslan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D016504:Breast Self-Examination / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult