Breast Cancer Screening Practice and its Relationship with Breast Cancer Screening Belief in Women Referred to Health Centers Affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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1 PhD Candidate, Student Research Committee, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Maternal and Childhood Obesity Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran

3 Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran

5 Assistant Professor, Behavioral Sciences Research Center AND Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Background: Regular screening has an important role in early detection of breast cancer. Due to high prevalence of breast cancer and its late diagnosis in Iran, the aim of this study was to determine the breast cancer screening practice and its relationship with breast cancer screening beliefs.Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in Tehran, Iran, during the years 2017-2018 with participation of 335 women who met the inclusion criteria, referred to the selected health centers affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; they were selected using convenience sampling method. Study tools included checklist of breast cancer screening information, breast cancer screening beliefs questionnaire, and demographic information checklist. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t test and logistic regression analysis via SPSS software. The significance level was considered as P < 0.05.Findings: The mean age of 335 participants was 34.78 years, and the vast majority of them were married, housewife, and had good income. The mean ± standard deviation of the breast cancer screening beliefs score was 41.03 ± 10.54. The mean score of screening beliefs was 42.71 ± 10.76 and 38.16 ± 9.38 in subjects with and without screening practice, which showed a significant difference in t-test (P = 0.001). Based on logistic regression analysis, independent variables of age, education, marital status, and breast cancer screening belief score were predictive of breast cancer screening practice (P < 0.050 for all).Conclusion: According to the results of this study, breast cancer screening belief (awareness, attitude, and barrier of screening) and socioeconomic factors should be considered in breast cancer screening programs.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 36, Issue 500 - Serial Number 500
September and October 2017
Pages 1234-1241

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  • Receive Date: 14 September 2018
  • Revise Date: 02 November 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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