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Knowledge, Behavior and Beliefs Related to Cervical Cancer and Screening Among Turkish Women

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dc.contributor.authorReis, Nesrin
dc.contributor.authorBebis, Hatice
dc.contributor.authorKÖSE TUNCER, SEVİNÇ
dc.contributor.authorSİS ÇELİK, Aslı
dc.contributor.authorENGİN, Raziye
dc.contributor.authorYavan, Tulay
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-29T14:38:29Z
dc.date.available2020-10-29T14:38:29Z
dc.date.issued2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.description.abstractObjective: The aims of this study were to explore Turkish women-s knowledge, behavior and beliefs related to cervical cancer and screening. Methods: The study was performed in two cities in the East of Turkey between September 2009 and April 2010, with a sampling group of 387 women. Data were collected by means of an interview form with the Health Belief Model Scale for Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test - Turkish Version. Results: Women in the research group were found to have poor knowledge, inadequate health behavior and low/medium level false beliefs regarding cervical cancer screening. There was relation between health beliefs and characteristics of women and particularly education (F = 10.80, p = 0.01). Similarly, it was found that Pap smear barriers were influenced by demographic characteristics and that women with low-level education (p = 0.001), divorced women (p = 0.05), women with low-income(p = 0.05), women who gave their first birth when they were 18 or younger (p = 0.05) and women not applying any contraceptive method at all (p = 0.01) were determined to have negative Pap smear barriers. Conclusions: Primarily the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of women in the target group should be evaluated to increase their participation in cervical cancer screening and to prepare effective education strategies.
dc.identifier.citationReis N., Bebis H., KÖSE TUNCER S., SİS ÇELİK A., ENGİN R., Yavan T., -Knowledge, Behavior and Beliefs Related to Cervical Cancer and Screening Among Turkish Women-, ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION, cilt.13, ss.1463-1470, 2012
dc.identifier.doi10.7314/apjcp.2012.13.4.1463
dc.identifier.pubmed22799349
dc.identifier.scopus84873021113
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12645/25350
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000306945700063
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectCervical cancer
dc.titleKnowledge, Behavior and Beliefs Related to Cervical Cancer and Screening Among Turkish Women
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