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The Effectiveness of Education on the Health Beliefs and Practices Related to Breast Cancer Screening among Women Referred to Shahid Behtash Clinic, Lavizan Area, Tehran, Using Health Belief Model
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Saeideh Khalili   , Davoud Shojaiezadeh * , Kamal Azam , Kaveh Kheirkhah Rahimabad , Mika Kharghani Moghadam , Zahra Khazir |
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| Background & Objectives: The systematic application of
screening methods helps early diagnosis and effective treatment of breast
cancer. This study was conducted to assess the effects of education on health
beliefs and practices of women regarding breast cancer screening using Health
Belief Model (HBM).
Methods: This
quantitative experimental study was conducted on 144 women (case=72 and
control=72) aged from 20 to 62 years in Shahid Behtash clinic, Lavizan area,
Tehran. The data collection tool was a self-administered questionnaire that was
developed based on Health Belief Model. Educational intervention was delivered
to case group based on components of HBM and behavioral targets in 3 sessions
each session lasting for 1 hour. Pre-intervention health beliefs and practice
of both groups were evaluated and compared with those of four months later.
Results:Our findings indicated that educational interventions based on HBM
considerably enhanced the cases' knowledge comparing to control group and mean
knowledge score was improved from 11.7 to 21.81(p<0.001). Educational
intervention improved the mean scores attained from model constructs, so that
mean score of perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers, and
self-efficacy in case group improved from 2.26 to 3.58, 1.93 to 6.24, 5.81 to
7.5, 4.57 to 13.79, and from 2 to 2.53, respectively.
Conclusion:The results of present study revealed that educational
interventions based on HBM can alter health beliefs of the society and
considerably affect screening behavior like breast cancer screening. |
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| Keywords: Health Beliefs Model, Breast Cancer, Knowledge, Practice, Screening |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2014/01/21 | Accepted: 2014/01/21 | Published: 2014/01/21
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