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KMID : 1114620080050020116
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Journal of the Korean Society for Breast Screening
2008 Volume.5 No. 2 p.116 ~ p.120
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Evaluation of Women’s Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviors for Breast Cancer Screening in Daejeon Chungcheongnam-do by Survey
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Lee Ju-Young
Kim Hak-Hee
Kim Keum-Won
Kim Kyu-Soon
Hwang Bo Seal
Yi Ann
Kim Soo-Jin
Moon Jin-Hee
Ko Myung-Su
Kim Hyun-Ji
Kim Dae-Bong
Ko Eun-Young
Kim Mi-Hye
Kim Min-Jung
Kim Eun-Kyung
Park Sung-Hee
Son Eun-Ju
Woo Ok-Hee
Kim Min-Jeong
Yoon Hoi-Soo
Choi Bo-Bae
Han Boo-Kyung
Seo Bo-Kyoung
Cha Eun-Suk
Lee Won-Chul
Chung Soo-Young
Oh Ki-Keun
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate women’s knowledge and screening behaviors for breast cancer in Dae-Jeon by survey.
Materials and Methods: This study included 82 inhabitant women, who participated voluntarily in free screening program for early detection of breast cancer. The questionnaire was composed of age of participant, questions for knowledge of breast cancer, attitude and behaviors related to breast cancer screening. The ages of participants ranged from 32 to 67 years (mean age: 50.2 years). We compared this study with previous studies performed in Hwasun-gun, Seoul, Pusan and Chun-cheon.
Results: 46.3% of participants had been performed breast self examination and 81.7% of participants had been performed screening mammography. The most frequent cause of related breast cancer screening was regular check-ups (44.8%) and the most frequent barrier was inconvenience of take time (26.7%). In knowledge of breast cancer, the mean value of correct answer was 1.80 in Daejeon. There was statistically significant difference between the cities in terms of knowledge of breast cancer. Pusan showed the highest values(2.02) among the cities (p=0.000, p < 0.05).
Conclusion: These data suggest that active public relations and education are essential for early detection of breast cancer. This study may be applied to plan and develop screening program.
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KEYWORD
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Breast cancer, Self examination, Mammography, Survey
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