Karabük'te kendi kendine meme muayene sıklığı ve belirleyicileri

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı kadınların kendi kendine meme muayenesi konusunda farkındalıkları ve etkileyen faktörleri değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Analitik ve tanımlayıcı katılmaya katılmayı kabul eden, yapılan bu çalışma, Karabük Üniversitesi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi’nde 15 Ekim-15 Şubat 2016 tarihleri arasında yürütülmüştür. Çalışmanın örneklemini, çalışmaya katılmaya gönüllü, anlama ve konuşma problemi bulunmayan, meme kanseri teşhisi ya da tedavisi almamış, herhangi bir meme cerrahisi geçirmemiş 483 kadın oluşturmuştur.Bulgular: Araştırmada katılımcıların %63.8’inin kendi kendine meme muayenesini bilmesine rağmen, sadece %8.5’i düzenli ve %50.9’u bazen meme muayenesi yaptığı belirlendi. Kendi kendine muayene yapma durumu ile değişkenler arasındaki ilişki incelendiğinde, yaş, eğitim düzeyi, çalışma durumu, medeni durum, aile/aarkadaşlarda meme kanseri öyküsü açısından anlamlı bir fark gözlendi. Çalışmada yaşı genç, eğitim seviyesi yüksek, çocuk sayısı daha düşük ve çalışan kadınların kendi kendine meme muayenesini daha fazla bildiği ve uyguladığı, kendi kendine meme muayenesi yapmayan kadınların çoğunluğunun meme kanserine yakalanabileceği endişesine sahip olduğu ve memesindeki kitleyi bulamayacağını düşündüğü belirlenmiştir. Sonuç: Bu bulgular bize, konu hakkında toplum tabanlı yaygın eğitimler yapılmasını ve bu eğitimlerde öncelikli hedef kitlenin ileri yaşta, eğitim seviyesi düşük, çocuk sayısı fazla, herhangi bir işte çalışmayan kadınlar olması gerektiğini düşündürmektedir.

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Prevalence and determinants of breast self-examination in Karabuk, Turkey

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness of women about breast self-examination and to examine the factors affecting thisMaterials and Methods: This was a descriptive and analytical study, conducted on female patients presenting at the Karabuk University Training and Research Hospital between 15 October 2015 and 15 February 2016. The study sample comprised 483 females willingly participating, with no cognitive problems and no diagnosis or treatment of breast cancer and no history of breast surgery. Results: While 63.8% of the participants stated that they knew about breast self-examination, only 8.5% performed it regularly and 50.9% stated that they examined themselves occasionally. When the relationship between status of performing breast self-examination and variables were examined, a significant difference was observed in respect of age, level of education, employement, marital status, history of breast cancer in family/friends. It was determined that women of a younger age, with a higher level of education, fewer children and who were employed, had greater knowledge of breast self-examination and application rates, whereas the majority of those who did not perform breast self-examination were worried that they would get breast cancer and thought that they would not be able to detect a mass in their breast.Conclusion: These findings indicate that there is a need for widespread community-based education and the target group for this education should primarily be older women, with low education, a greater number of children and who do not work outside the home.

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