Mammography screening uptake among hospital personnel in kuala lumpur tertiary hospital

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2643-2647

  Abdullah, N N ^a   Aziz, N Abd ^b   Rampal, R ^c   Al Sadat, N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b CYBERJAYA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c Department of Social and Preventive Medicine ^*  (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Hospital personnel; Malaysia; Mammography screening; Uptake

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858218502     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Abdullah A, Leung T (2001). Factors associated with the use of breast and cervical cancer screening services among Chinese women in Hong Kong. Public Health, 115, 212-7.
2. Academy of Medicine (2002). Clinical Practice Guideline on Management of Breast Cancer, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
3. Akhigbe AO, Omuemu VO (2009). Knowledge, attitudes and practice of breast cancer screening among female health workers in a Nigerian urban city. BMC Cancer, 9, 203
4. Allen B, Bastani R, Bazargan S, et al (2002).Assessing screening mammography utilization in an urban area. J of the National Med Associations, 94, 5-14.
5. Beaulieu M-D, Beland F, Roy D, et al (1996). Factors determining compliance with screening mammography. Canadian Med Association J, 154, 1335-42.
6. Canbulat N, Uzun O (2008). Health Beliefs and Breast Cancer screening behaviours among female health workers in Turkey. European J of Oncology Nursing, 12, 148-56.
7. Donato F, Bollani A, Spiazzi R, et al (1991).Factors associated with non-participation of women in a breast cancer screening programme in a town in northern Italy. J of Epidemiology and Community Health, 45, 59-64.
8. Frank E, Brogan D, Mokdad A, et al (1998).Health-related behaviours of women physicians vs other women in United States. Archives of Internal Med, 158, 342-8.
9. Fuller S, McDermott R, Roetzheim R, et al (1992). Breast cancer beliefs of women participating in a television-promoted mammography screening project. Public Health Reports, 107, 682-90.
10. Gumus AB, Cam O, Malak AT (2010). Socio-demographic factors and the practice of breast self examination and mammography by Turkish women. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 11, 57-60.
11. Hisham AN, Yip CH (2004). Overview of breast cancer in Malaysian women: a problem with late diagnosis. Asian J Surg, 50, 130-3.
12. Institute Public Health (2006). The 3rd National and Morbidity Survey, Kuala Lumpur.
13. Juon H, Kim M, Shankar S, et al (2004).Predictors of adherence to screening mammography among Korean American women. Prev Med, 39, 474-81.
14. Ministry of Health (1996). Breast Examination. National Health Morbidity Survey, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
15. Misra R, Vadaparampil S (2004). Personal cancer prevention and screening practices among Asian Indian physicians in the United States. Cancer Detect Prev, 28, 269-76.
16. Lagerlund M, Hedin A, Sparen P (2000). Attitudes, beliefs and knowledge as predictors of nonattendance in a Swedish population-based mammography screening program. Prev Med, 31, 417-28.
17. National Cancer Registry (2006). Malaysia Cancer Statistics- Data and Figure, Peninsular Malaysia, Putrajaya, pp. 79.
18. National Population and Family Development Board (2007). Subsidy Programme for Mammogram Screening. Ministry of Women, Family & Community Development, Kuala Lumpur.
19. Orton M, Fitzpatrick R (1991). Factors affecting women's response to an invitation to attend for a second breast cancer screening examination. Br J Gen Pract, 41, 320-3.
20. Parsa P, Kandiah M (2010). Predictors of adherence to clinical breast examination and mammography screening among Malaysian women. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 11, 681-8.
21. Poole E, Black C, Gelmon K, et al (2010). Is Canadian women's breast cancer screening behavior associated with having a family doctor? Can Fam Physician, 56, e150-7.
22. Rutten L, Iannotti R (2003). Health beliefs, salience of breast cancer family history and involvement with breast cancer issues: adherence to annual mammography screening recommendations. Cancer Detect Prev, 27, 353-9.
23. Sapir R, Patlas M (2003). Does mammography hurt? J Pain and Symptom Management, 25, 53-62.
24. Secginli S, Nachivan N (2004). Reliability and validity of the breast cancer screening beliefs scale among Turkish women. Cancer Nursing, 27, 1-8.
25. Silva IT, Griep RH, Rotenberg L (2009). Social support and cervical and breast cancer screening practices among nurses. Rev Latino-am Emfermagem Julho-agosto, 17, 514-21
26. Straughan P, Seow A (2000). Attitudes as barriers in breast screening: a prospective study among Singaporean women. Soc Sci Med, 51, 1695-703.