Risk of Breast Cancer, Health Beliefs and Screening Behaviour among Turkish Academic Women and Housewives

Autor:	Yilmaz, Meryem, Guler, Gungor, Bekar, Mine, Guler, Nuran
Přispěvatelé:	MÜ, [Yilmaz, Meryem] Cumhuriyet Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Surg Nursing, Sivas, Turkey -- [Bekar, Mine] Cumhuriyet Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Midwifery, Sivas, Turkey -- [Guler, Gungor -- Guler, Nuran] Mugla Univ, Dept Nursing, Mugla Sch Hlth, Mugla, Turkey
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Screening Methods Turkish Academics/Housewives Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Gail Model
Popis:	WOS: 000293173100044 PubMed ID: 21627390 Background: Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most common forms of epithelial neoplasms type of cancer affecting women worldwide. The main objective of this study was to examine health beliefs, screening behavior and risk for developing BC in academic women and housewives in Turkey. Methods: In this cross-sectional, descriptive study, a sample of 415 women were surveyed, composed of 166 academics and 249 housewives between the ages of 20-65 years. Results: Risk of developing breast cancer, both five-year and lifetime, was higher in academic women than in housewives (P
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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