The Effects of Training on Knowledge and Beliefs About Breast Cancer and Early Diagnosis Methods Among Women
Author(s) -
Meryem Yılmaz,
Yazile Sayın,
Hatice Öner Cengiz
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
meme sağlığı dergisi/meme sağlığı dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1306-0953
pISSN - 1306-0945
DOI - 10.5152/tjbh.2017.3255
Subject(s) - medicine , breast self examination , test (biology) , turkish , breast cancer , health belief model , malignancy , clinical psychology , demography , cancer , gynecology , health education , public health , nursing , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , sociology , biology
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common female malignancy in the world and Turkey. Its prevalence and mortality are surprisingly increasing at a rapid rate. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of training sessions on women's knowledge of relevant risk factors of BC and screening methods, screening behaviors and health beliefs among of healthy women in Turkey.
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