Beliefs About Cervical Cancer Screening Among Turkish Married Women

dc.authorid0000-0002-5476-9419;en_US
dc.contributor.authorEsin, Melek Nihal
dc.contributor.authorBulduk, Serap
dc.contributor.authorArdic, Aysun
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:50:17Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:50:17Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.departmentMaltepe Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractCervical cancer can be prevented by having a Pap test aiming for early screening. This study was planned to determine the beliefs of women about cervical cancer and the influencing factors. The cross-sectional study was conducted in SarA +/- yer, one of the most densely populated districts of Istanbul, which is the most crowded city in Turkey. This study sample included 300 women receiving training at public education centers. The data for the study were collected with "HBM-based scale" developed by Bryd et al. upon the basis of health belief model. The mean of the women's ages was determined as 33.9 +/- 10.6. Considering the beliefs of the women who haven't had a Pap test about cervical cancer, it was determined that 75.7% of the women participating in the survey thought "I am not at risk for cervical cancer". Logistic regression analysis was carried out in order to find out the most decisive variable among the reasons for not having a Pap test, and it was determined that the factors stated as "I don't know where I could go if I wanted a Pap test" was a four times factor. This study demonstrated that the main determinant factor affecting CCS behaviors of married women is beliefs. It is considered that the results from this study could be basic data for cervical cancer early screening and educational programs.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s13187-011-0198-y
dc.identifier.endpage515en_US
dc.identifier.issn0885-8195
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid21336699en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-80855133471en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage510en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13187-011-0198-y
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/8146
dc.identifier.volume26en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000294266400018en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSPRINGERen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATIONen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmzKY01817
dc.subjectCervical canceren_US
dc.subjectHealth Belief Modelen_US
dc.subjectPap smearen_US
dc.subjectHuman papilloma virusen_US
dc.subjectTurkish womenen_US
dc.titleBeliefs About Cervical Cancer Screening Among Turkish Married Womenen_US
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication

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