Female University Students’Knowledge and Practice of Breast Self-Examination in Turkey
Yazarlar (5)
Doç. Dr. Gülten Koç Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hacer Gülen Savaş Düzce Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Şule Ergöl Kırıkkale Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Meral Yıldırım Çetinkaya Düzce Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Nihal AYDIN Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale) | ||
| Dergi Adı | Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice (Q4) | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 1119-3077 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 03-2019 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 22 / 3 / 410–415 | DOI | – |
| Makale Linki | https://journals.lww.com/njcp/Fulltext/2019/22030/Female_University_Students__Knowledge_and_Practice.20.aspx | ||
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Doğum ve Kadın Hastalıkları Hemşireliği
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| Özet |
| Background:Breast cancer keeps its importance as an important health problem in developing countries like Turkey. Therefore, breast cancer screening and early diagnosis are more important for these countries. Although there are debates about breast self-examination, it is still involved in breast cancer screening programs in many countries.Aim:This study aimed to determine university students' knowledge and practice of Breast Self-Examination (BSE).Materials and Methods:The study universe consisted of all the female students studying at a public university. Sample size of 161 was calculated for a predicted event frequency. The research data were collected using a questionnaire.Results:A total of 73.3% of the subjects students had heard about BSE. Only half of these students had obtained additional information about BSE. While half of the students indicated that they did perform BSE, 33.3% reported doing … |
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