Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Turkish Women on Breast and Cervical Cancer in Karabuk Province, Turkey

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dc.authoridORAL, Belgin/0000-0002-2246-4733
dc.contributor.authorSevinc, Nergiz
dc.contributor.authorOral, Belgin
dc.contributor.authorKorkut, Burcu
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-29T16:06:40Z
dc.date.available2024-09-29T16:06:40Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentKarabük Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBreast and cervical cancer incidence and mortality among women have been increasing worldwide. This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate women's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding breast and cervical cancers. The sample was composed of 507 women aged 18 years and older who were admitted to a primary health care center in Karabuk, Turkey, from October to December 2019. The data was obtained using a questionnaire consisting of 34 questions regarding participants' socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors toward breast and cervical cancers. The mean age of the participants was 41.3 +/- 12.0 years and 68.4% of them were married. Slightly more than seven in ten participants knew that the most common cancer in women was breast cancer. Almost six in ten knew that breast self-examination was the first method in the early diagnosis of breast cancer. Breast self-examination practice was found to be significant among university graduates. Periodic mammography and pap smear screenings among participants were 21.9% and 23.3%, respectively. Only 3.4% of participants had received the HPV vaccine and there was no significant difference between socio-demographic characteristics and HPV vaccination status (p-value > 0.05). Participants had moderate knowledge about breast and cervical cancer. Access to cancer screening programs should be facilitated and increased, considering these cancers' public health importance.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.21109/kesmas.v15i4.3865
dc.identifier.endpage218en_US
dc.identifier.issn1907-7505
dc.identifier.issn2460-0601
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85098170595en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage212en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.21109/kesmas.v15i4.3865
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/6977
dc.identifier.volume15en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000600298700009en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniv Indonesiaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofKesmas-National Public Health Journalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectbreasten_US
dc.subjectcancer screeningen_US
dc.subjectcervicalen_US
dc.subjectknowledgeen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleAssessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Turkish Women on Breast and Cervical Cancer in Karabuk Province, Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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