Factors associated with breast self-examination practices and beliefs in female workers at a Muslim community

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-133

  Avci, Ilknur Aydin ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Early detection; Female worker; Health belief; Young women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; ISLAM; LOGISTIC MODELS; MARITAL STATUS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TURKEY; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 43049168307     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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