Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of female teachers related to breast cancer and breast examination in southern Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorTemiz, Muhyittin
dc.contributor.authorAslan, Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorInandi, Tacettin
dc.contributor.authorBeshirov, Elmir
dc.contributor.authorBeyaz, Fikret
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-18T20:06:12Z
dc.date.available2024-09-18T20:06:12Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of female teachers related to breast cancer in Southern Turkey. Materials and Methods: There are almost 5,000 female teachers working in Hatay, Turkey, and we aimed to reach 10% of this population. Our questionnaire consisted of 14 questions about personal information, 14 questions about knowledge related to breast cancer, and 14 questions about attitudes and behaviors of teachers. Results: In all, 490 female teachers participated in the study. The mean age was 34.6 years, and most were married (77.1%). 62.9% of participants reported to have insufficient knowledge about breast cancer. The source of information was newspaper/TV in 84.6%, and medical health care providers in 22.8%. While all of the participants think that early diagnosis of breast cancer is important; 19% think personal hygiene is protective against breast cancer. Among all the participants, 53.7% have never practiced breast self-examination (BSE). Of those who practice BSE; 80.6% practice it as they remember, 12.5% practice it once a month. 38.4% of these learned BSE from a doctor, and 38.0% from TV. The reason for not practicing BSE was underestimation in 46.7% and lack of knowledge in 37.9%. 152 participants had a clinical breast examination (CBE) done, and 145 of these had it done by an expert doctor. A total of 86 participants had undergone mammography, while 67 of the over-40-year-old group had not. Conclusion: 3/5 of the female teachers think that they do not have enough knowledge related to breast cancer. More than half of them do not practice BSE, and only 12.5% of them practice BSE regularly.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1159/000114173
dc.identifier.endpage60en_US
dc.identifier.issn1661-3791
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid20824022en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-40549135979en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage55en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1159/000114173
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/8366
dc.identifier.volume3en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000253802500011en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKargeren_US
dc.relation.ispartofBreast Careen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectbreast canceren_US
dc.subjectdiagnosisen_US
dc.subjectearly detectionen_US
dc.subjectepidemiologyen_US
dc.titleKnowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of female teachers related to breast cancer and breast examination in southern Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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