Beliefs of Turkish female teaching staff regarding mammography scanning.
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2010
Yazarlar: Ayla Bayik Temel, Melek Ardahan, Esra Sesli
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, Uluslararası, 2010, cilt 11, ss 453-9
Özet
BACKGROUND: To our knowledge, there has hitherto been no research to determine the beliefs of female teaching staff, who are highly educated and form a special risk group regarding breast cancer, towards mammography scanning in Turkey. Definitive research was planned to determine the beliefs of the female teaching staff working in a university. METHODS: Data were collected by researchers via face-to-face interview using a sociodemographic questionnaire and " Health Belief Model ". RESULTS: The point average of the teaching staff in the mammography benefits sub-scale is 19.6 ± 3.87, their average item score is 3.91. The point average of the teaching staff in the mammography obstacles sub-scale is 21.17 ± 6.87, their average item score is 1.92. CONCLUSIONS: They agree on the benefits of the mammography, but they do not agree on the obstacles to mammography.