Author: Leslie Ann Snyder
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Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 142
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Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors and Beliefs in College Women
Author: Leslie Ann Snyder
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Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 142
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Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 142
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Breast Cancer Knowledge, Beliefs, and Screening Behaviors of College Women
Author: Kendra Guilford
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Category : Electronic dissertations
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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Aside from skin cancer, breast cancer is currently considered the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among women in the U.S. It is unique from other cancers in that it presents extreme financial costs, coupled with both physiological and psychological consequences for the impacted women and their families. Lifestyle factors are known contributors to rates of breast cancer, and knowledge is essential to its prevention. Women who are classified as "emerging adults" offer a vital window of opportunity for intervention, as lifestyle patterns are often set during this time. This cross-sectional, descriptive study examined the level of breast cancer knowledge, beliefs, and screening behaviors among a sample of emerging adult college women (n = 342) in the southeastern U.S. by measuring participants' confidence, health motivation, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, and perceived barriers, in addition to their degree of worry in relation to breast cancer. Participants responded to a written, self-report 86-item questionnaire. All analyses were conducted using SASĀ® 9.0. Results of the study showed participants had a low level of perceived susceptibility towards breast cancer, as well as relatively low overall breast cancer knowledge. Findings also revealed a significant association between ethnicity, year in school, and family history of breast cancer and participants' general degree of breast cancer-related worry. Of the Health Belief Model constructs, confidence and perceived barriers were found to significantly predict breast self-examination. The college years provide a great opportunity for health intervention strategies. Health program planners should aim to develop interventions that are adapted to address the unique needs of women who are transitioning from adolescence to adulthood. These interventions should center on enhancing self-efficacy of breast cancer screening and reducing barriers. Education-based programs are also needed to increase women's overall knowledge and awareness of breast cancer-related issues. Such strategies have great potential to enhance women's quality of life and positively influence those with whom they closely interact.
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Category : Electronic dissertations
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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Aside from skin cancer, breast cancer is currently considered the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among women in the U.S. It is unique from other cancers in that it presents extreme financial costs, coupled with both physiological and psychological consequences for the impacted women and their families. Lifestyle factors are known contributors to rates of breast cancer, and knowledge is essential to its prevention. Women who are classified as "emerging adults" offer a vital window of opportunity for intervention, as lifestyle patterns are often set during this time. This cross-sectional, descriptive study examined the level of breast cancer knowledge, beliefs, and screening behaviors among a sample of emerging adult college women (n = 342) in the southeastern U.S. by measuring participants' confidence, health motivation, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, and perceived barriers, in addition to their degree of worry in relation to breast cancer. Participants responded to a written, self-report 86-item questionnaire. All analyses were conducted using SASĀ® 9.0. Results of the study showed participants had a low level of perceived susceptibility towards breast cancer, as well as relatively low overall breast cancer knowledge. Findings also revealed a significant association between ethnicity, year in school, and family history of breast cancer and participants' general degree of breast cancer-related worry. Of the Health Belief Model constructs, confidence and perceived barriers were found to significantly predict breast self-examination. The college years provide a great opportunity for health intervention strategies. Health program planners should aim to develop interventions that are adapted to address the unique needs of women who are transitioning from adolescence to adulthood. These interventions should center on enhancing self-efficacy of breast cancer screening and reducing barriers. Education-based programs are also needed to increase women's overall knowledge and awareness of breast cancer-related issues. Such strategies have great potential to enhance women's quality of life and positively influence those with whom they closely interact.
Health Beliefs and Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors of Women Religious in America
Author: Linda M. Thiel
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Category : Attitude (Psychology)
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Category : Attitude (Psychology)
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Racial Differences in Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors and Beliefs in Urban Public School
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in African-American women. Studies have reported that African-American women with breast cancer are more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage of the disease and have a higher mortality rate than White women. Despite this, African-American women are less likely than White women to avail themselves of the benefits of screening mammography. This is most often attributed to lack of education, lack of access, and low socioeconomic status. However, it has been repeatedly shown that when socioeconomic, educational, and logistic barriers are minimized, African-Americans continue to underutilize these screening procedures. In this study, breast cancer screening behaviors and the factors that influence those behaviors are measured by means of a survey questionnaire distributed to members of a defined population of African-American and White women with comparable levels of education, health care access, and socioeconomic status. This report describes the background, objectives, and procedures of this study, and details the work carried out in Year 01, including selection of the sample, pilot testing, finalizing materials and procedures, creation of the project database, hiring of personnel. and preliminary mailings.
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in African-American women. Studies have reported that African-American women with breast cancer are more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage of the disease and have a higher mortality rate than White women. Despite this, African-American women are less likely than White women to avail themselves of the benefits of screening mammography. This is most often attributed to lack of education, lack of access, and low socioeconomic status. However, it has been repeatedly shown that when socioeconomic, educational, and logistic barriers are minimized, African-Americans continue to underutilize these screening procedures. In this study, breast cancer screening behaviors and the factors that influence those behaviors are measured by means of a survey questionnaire distributed to members of a defined population of African-American and White women with comparable levels of education, health care access, and socioeconomic status. This report describes the background, objectives, and procedures of this study, and details the work carried out in Year 01, including selection of the sample, pilot testing, finalizing materials and procedures, creation of the project database, hiring of personnel. and preliminary mailings.
Beliefs and Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors of Daughters of Mothers with Breast Cancer
Author: Dorothy C. Taylor
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Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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The Influence of Acculturation and Health Beliefs on Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors Among Vietnamese American Women Living in Florida
Author: Kim Loan Thi Nguyen
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Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Screening Behaviors Among African American Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer
Author: Gwyn M. Emery
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Category : African American women
Languages : en
Pages : 90
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Category : African American women
Languages : en
Pages : 90
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Differences in Breast Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Screening Practices Among Older Black and White Women
Author: Linda A. Mayne
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Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Breast Cancer Screening Behavior and Military Women
Author: Helen V. Pearlman
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Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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A Characterization of Family Health
Author: Susan Kay Hoppough
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Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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