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KMID : 0904520040160010131
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Health and Medical Sociology
2004 Volume.16 No. 1 p.131 ~ p.153
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The factors associated with stomach, brest, and cervical cancer screening behaviors by stages of change
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Kim Young-Bok
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to examine the general distribution on cancer screening behaviors and to find out the factors associated with stomach, breast, and cervical cancer screening behaviors by stages of change. 1,067 women whose ages ranged from 31 to 60 were selected by a random cluster sampling method, and subjects were answered by self-reported questionnaires; this survey was performed between January, 2000. We used the TTM(Transtheoretical Model) to classify the screening behavior by stages of change. Stages of change were 5 steps; Precontemplation(PC), Contemplation (CP), Preparation(PR), Action(AC), and Maintenance(MT). And the multiple regression analysis was performed to derive the significant variables from demographic factors and health promotion behaviors. All analyses were performed by the PC-SAS 6.12.
The major results were as follows :
1. The highest distribution stage on cancer screening behaviors by stages of change was that stomach and breast cancer screening behaviors were contemplation(56.2%, 54.3%) and cervical cancer screening behavior was maintenance(20.4%).
2. As to the factors associated with stomach, breast, and cervical cancer screening behaviors, there were significantly for age, educational level, income, occupation, married status, smoking, drinking, exercise, eating habit, sleeping time, visiting doctor, and health promotion behaviors scores (P＜0.05, P＜0.01).
3. It showed that the predictors on stomach cancer screening behavior by stages of change were age, breast cancer screening behavior, and cervical cancer screening behavior(P＜0.01). However, the predictors on breast cancer screening behavior by stages of change were educational level, health promotion behaviors scores, stomach cancer screening behavior, and cervical cancer screening behavior(P＜0.01). And the predictors on cervical cancer screening behavior by stages of change were age, occupation, married status, health promotion behaviors scores, stomach cancer screening behavior, and breast cancer screening behavior(P＜0.01).
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KEYWORD
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Transtheoretical model, stages of chage, cancer screening behavior
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