MIDWIFERY STUDENTS' HEALTH BELIEFS INTENDED FOR BREAST SELF EXAMINATION

Aydın Avci İ., Altay B., Kocaturk B.

JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH, cilt.4, sa.1, ss.25-28, 2008 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.25-28
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: self exam, breast cancer, early detection, NURSING-STUDENTS, MODEL
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Very little research is available about young women's breast self examination (BSE) health belief and practice. The purpose of descriptive study was to determine midwifery students' health beliefs intended for breast self examination. This research included 128 midwifery students. Data were collected using self-administrated questionnaires and Champion's Health Belief Scale, and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t test, and Mann-whitney U test. Results found midwifery students' BSE health belief scores to be high for perceived seriously, health motivation, and benefits; moderate for perceived sensitivity and self-efficacy; and low for perceived barriers.