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KMID : 1114620090060020110
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Journal of the Korean Society for Breast Screening
2009 Volume.6 No. 2 p.110 ~ p.114
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Evaluation of Women’s Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviors for Breast Cancer Screening in Daegu by Survey
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Park Ju-Hyun
Kim Hak-Hee
Kim Hye-Jung
Kang Seok-Seon
Ko Eun-Young
Kim Min-Jung
Kim Seung-Ja
Kim Eun-Kyung
Kim Jeoung-Hyun
Moon Hee-Jung
Son Eun-Ju
Shin Hee-Jung
Woo Ok-Hee
Lee Kyoung-Eun
Lee Eun-Jung
Lee Eun-Hae
Cha Eun-Suk
Cha Joo-Hee
Han Boo-Kyung
Hahn Soo-Yeon
Kim Mi-Hye
Lee Won-Chul
Choi Hye-Young
Chung Soo-Young
Oh Ki-Keun
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluation of women’s knowledge and screening behaviors for breast cancer in Daegu by survey.
Materials and Methods: This study included 99 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 33 to 74 years (mean age: 53.8 years). We compared this study with previous studies in Hwasun-gun, Seoul, Pusan, Chuncheon and Daejeon.
Results: Seventy six percent of participants had been performed breast self examination and 81.8% of participants had been performed screening mammography. The most frequent cause of related breast cancer screening was regular check-ups (58.0%) and the most frequent barrier was inconvenience of take time (27.8%). In knowledge of breast cancer, mean value of correct answer was 1.65 and there was statistically significant difference between the cities in terms of knowledge of breast cancer (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: These data suggest that active public relations and education are essential for early detection o 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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