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.
Breast Cancer Knowledge, Beliefs, and Screening Behaviors of College Women
Author: Kendra Guilford
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Category : Electronic dissertations
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
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.
Publisher:
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Category : Electronic dissertations
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
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.
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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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 and Breast Cancer Screening
Author: Denise Elizabeth Watson
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Languages : en
Pages : 130
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Languages : en
Pages : 130
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How Cultural Knowledge, Beliefs, and Behaviors Influence the Mortality Rate of African American Women with Breast Cancer
Author: Deborah J. Schwartz
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Category : African American women
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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Category : African American women
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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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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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of African American Women regarding Breast Cancer Screening
Author: Lilian Uwuseba
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A Comparison of Strategies for Influencing Breast Cancer Knowledge, Beliefs, and Screening Practices Among Black Women ...
Author: Mary Walker Shaw
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Category : African American women
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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Category : African American women
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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Breast Self-examination
Author: Kyle Claire Schweiker
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Languages : en
Pages : 246
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Languages : en
Pages : 246
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Development and Exploration of Culturally-enhanced Breast Health Measure and the Relationship of Selected Cultural Attributes to Knowledge, Beliefs, and Behaviors for Early Breast Cancer Detection Among African-American Women
Author: Shelia J. Webb
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Category : African American women
Languages : en
Pages : 334
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Category : African American women
Languages : en
Pages : 334
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