Breast cancer awareness among Turkish nursing students.
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چکیده
BACKGROUND This study conducted to determine breast cancer awareness and influencing factors among nursing students in the West Black Sea Region in Turkey. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted between April-May, 2014. The sample was 270 female nursing students. Data were collected by Personal Information Form and Champion's Health Belief Model Scale (CHBMS). RESULTS The students' mean age was 21.6±2.09 and 81.1% had knowledge about breast cancer from their academic education. It is found that 63.7% of the students performed Breast Self-Examination (BSE) and 11.1% had a family member diagnosed with breast cancer. The CHBMS mean score of the students was 117.7±14.5. CONCLUSIONS Breast cancer awareness of nursing students is on a good level and was affected by family history of breast cancer and health beliefs.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP
دوره 15 20 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014