Breast self-examination, mammography and Pap test among Turkish women: Role of healthcare professionals in Sivas

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dc.authoridCETIN, PERIHAN/0000-0002-9626-9420
dc.contributor.authorYurtsal, Z. Burcu
dc.contributor.authorBekar, Mine
dc.contributor.authorGuler, Handan
dc.contributor.authorCetin, Perihan
dc.contributor.authorCesur, Busra
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-26T18:07:14Z
dc.date.available2024-10-26T18:07:14Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentSivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION The aim of the present study is to determine how often women perform breast self-examination (BSE) and undergo mammography and Pap test, and how healthcare professionals affect them to do so. METHODS This descriptive study was carried out with 1025 women, aged 20-82 years and living in the central district of Sivas, who presented to the Gynecology and Obstetrics Outpatient Clinics of Hospitals between January and December 2010, and who volunteered to participate in the study and gave their verbal agreement to the researchers. RESULTS Out of the participants, 46.9% lacked mammogram knowledge, 13.2% received advice from healthcare professionals, and 20.1% thought that they were healthy and thus did not need mammography. Out of the participants, 45.9% lacked knowledge about the Pap test, 11.8% received advice from healthcare professionals, and 18.9% thought that they were healthy and thus did not need a 'Pap test'. CONCLUSIONS While one-fourth of the participants stated that they performed BSE and underwent mammography at least once, more than half reported that they did not have a Pap test. In preventive healthcare services, periodic health examinations and screenings for the most common types of women cancers should be increased; midwives should give education and counseling, and the importance of practices aimed at raising social awareness should be emphasized.
dc.identifier.doi10.18332/ejm/124112
dc.identifier.issn2585-2906
dc.identifier.pmid33537633
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85149641567
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/124112
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/29388
dc.identifier.volume4
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000895471500002
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEuropean Publishing
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal of Midwifery
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectbreast self-examination
dc.subjectmammography
dc.subjectPap test
dc.subjectTurkish women
dc.subjectmidwives
dc.titleBreast self-examination, mammography and Pap test among Turkish women: Role of healthcare professionals in Sivas
dc.typeArticle

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