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Rizalar S., Aydın Avci İ., Zoladkiewicz P., Altay B., Moraczewska I.
JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH, cilt.13, sa.2, ss.77-82, 2017 (ESCI)
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Yayın Türü:
Makale / Tam Makale
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Cilt numarası:
13
Sayı:
2
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Basım Tarihi:
2017
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Doi Numarası:
10.5152/tjbh.2017.3117
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Dergi Adı:
JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH
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Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler:
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
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Sayfa Sayıları:
ss.77-82
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Anahtar Kelimeler:
Breast cancer, cervical cancer, awareness, university students, SELF-EXAMINATION, WOMEN, BELIEFS, RISK, BEHAVIOR, PROGRAM
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Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli:
Evet
Özet
Objective: This study aims to evaluate Turkish and Polish female university students’ awareness of breast and cervical cancers. The study was conducted
in Turkey and Poland with 350 female students.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study’s data were collected using Self-Administered Form questioning students'
sociodemographic characteristics and awareness of breast and cervical cancer. Data were analysed using SPSS version 16.0 for Windows with number,
percentage, and chi square test.
Results: According to the findings, a significant difference was found between Turkish and Polish students on knowing and applying Breast Self-
Exam (BSE) (p<0.05). No difference was found between the two student groups on considering mammography as required. 81.1% of Turkish and
68.1% of Polish students considered Clinical Breast Examination (CBE) as required; the difference was significant. A significantly higher number of
Turkish students knew high-fat diet, overweight, first childbirth at advanced ages, and not having given birth as risk factors, while a higher number of
Polish students knew using oral contraceptive as risk factor for breast cancer. A significantly higher number of Turkish students knew cancer history
in family, Human Papilloma Virus, smoking, immunodeficiency, overweight, three or more full-term pregnancies, the first pregnancy at advanced
ages, and poverty as risk factors for cervical cancer. A greater number of Polish students only knew using oral contraceptive as a risk factor; the difference
was not statistically significant.
Conclusion: Results of this study showed that breast and cervix cancer awareness is similar among university students in both countries.
Keywords: Breast cancer, cervical cancer, awareness, university students