Health beliefs associated with breast cancer screening among Arab women in the Northeastern United States
| Autor: | Ruvanee P. Vilhauer, Mary E. Norton, Amy Dombach Connelly, Wasileh Petro-Nustas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Gynecology
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry animal diseases Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Alternative medicine food and beverages Arab americans Clinical breast examination nervous system diseases Breast cancer screening Current practice Scale (social sciences) Family medicine mental disorders medicine Health belief model business Breast self-examination |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Health Promotion and Education. 50:273-277 |
| ISSN: | 2164-9545 1463-5240 |
| Popis: | The health beliefs associated with breast self-examination (BSE) in Arab women were investigated through a pilot study of 96 women. Participants completed demographic items and a questionnaire based on Champion's Health Belief Model Scale. Age and knowledge of breast tumors and BSE were correlated with past and current practice of BSE. Current practitioners of BSE had higher confidence and motivation and perceived fewer barriers and more benefits with respect to performing BSE than non-practitioners. Most BSE practitioners did not practice every month. Our data suggest that, for BSE to effectively alert women when a clinical breast examination is needed, women need to be educated about breast tumors and more frequent performance of BSE. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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