Background: Breast cancer is a group of diseases in which cells in breast tissue change and divide uncontrolled, typically resulting in a lump or mass. Most breast cancers begin in the lobules (milk glands) or in the ducts that connect the lobules to the nipple. Aim of study: Was to assess health belief model among post- menopausal women regarding breast cancer. Research design: A descriptive research design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at Early Detection Unit for Tumors, Pathology Department affiliated to Benha University Hospital. Sample: Simple random sample of 25% woman of all women attended to previously mentioned setting which includes 150 women from 600 women. Tools of data collection: Two main tools were used. Tool I: A structured interviewing questionnaire which included 3 parts a) sociodemographic characteristics of women, b) Obstetric and family history of the women, c) Knowledge of women regarding health belief model, breast cancer and breast self-examination. Tool II: Champion's Health Belief Model Constructs scale that adopted to assess the studied women’s behaviors regarding breast cancer and breast self-examination Results: 24% of women had average total knowledge level. On the other hand, 59.3% of them got their information from social media. Regarding health belief model, 43.3% of women had low perception about health belief model, while only 20.7% of them had good perception about health belief model. Conclusion: There were statistically significant relations between total knowledge of the studied women and their educational level. Also, there was highly statistically significant relation between the studied women’s total knowledge and age. And there were no statistically significant relations between women’s knowledge and marital status, income, residence and occupation. Recommendation: Educational programs should be conducted to improve perception about health belief model.
Abd EL-Sabour Mohamed, W., Abdallah Abdel-Mordy, M., & Said Sabry, S. (2022). Health Belief Model among Post -Menopausal Women regarding Breast Cancer. Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 3(2), 338-355. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.244492
MLA
Walaa Abd EL-Sabour Mohamed; Mona Abdallah Abdel-Mordy; Samah Said Sabry. "Health Belief Model among Post -Menopausal Women regarding Breast Cancer". Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 3, 2, 2022, 338-355. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.244492
HARVARD
Abd EL-Sabour Mohamed, W., Abdallah Abdel-Mordy, M., Said Sabry, S. (2022). 'Health Belief Model among Post -Menopausal Women regarding Breast Cancer', Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 3(2), pp. 338-355. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.244492
VANCOUVER
Abd EL-Sabour Mohamed, W., Abdallah Abdel-Mordy, M., Said Sabry, S. Health Belief Model among Post -Menopausal Women regarding Breast Cancer. Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 2022; 3(2): 338-355. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.244492
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