Open AccessA path analytic model of health beliefs on the behavioral adoption of breast self-examination
Author(s) -
Soo Foon Moey,
Norfariha Che Mohamed,
Bee Chiu Lim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
aims public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2327-8994
DOI - 10.3934/publichealth.2021002
Subject(s) - breast cancer , medicine , health belief model , breast self examination , stage (stratigraphy) , construct (python library) , cancer , family medicine , demography , clinical psychology , gynecology , oncology , health education , public health , pathology , paleontology , sociology , computer science , biology , programming language
In Malaysia, breast cancer accounted for 34.1% of all female cancer cases with women presenting breast cancer at late stages. Breast cancer has a higher five-year survival rate if detected early. An increase of approximately 30% in the five-year survival rate is indicated if breast cancer is detected at stage III compared to stage IV. Thus, survival rate of breast cancer can be increased by creating awareness and encouraging breast cancer screening amongst women. Breast self-examination (BSE) is highly recommended for breast cancer screening due to its simplicity with no incurred cost. The Health Belief Model is used in this study to explain and predict the adoptive behavior of BSE amongst women in Kuantan, Pahang.