Evaluating female nursing students' knowledge and attitudes regarding breast self-examination
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15217935 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Despina Sapountzi‐Krepia (Frederick University), Despina Sapountzi-Krepia (Frederick University), Maria Rekleiti (General Hospital of Korinthos, Korinthos, Greece), Maria Lavdaniti (0000-0001-9367-3527, Department of Nursing, Alexander Technological Educational Institute, Sindos, Greece, corresponding author), Maria Psychogiou (0000-0001-7217-6345, University of Eastern Finland), Mikaella Chaliou (Frederick University), Maria Xenofontos (Frederick University), Marilena Savva (0000-0003-4458-8187, Frederick University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 786-795 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-08 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399332.2017.1326921 |
| PMID | 28481177 |
| OpenAlex | W2612918157 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 20 |
The purpose of this study was to evaluate female nursing students' knowledge and attitudes regarding breast self-examination (BSE). The sample consisted of 175 nursing students from a university in Cyprus. We collected data via a questionnaire that included the Greek version of the Champion Health Belief Model scale and questions regarding the participants' demographic characteristics. More than half of the participants (58.3%) said that they were knowledgeable about BSE and 29.1% of them had been taught about it during their studies. Nevertheless, 59.9% reported never having performed BSE, while 40.1% had performed it at least once. Only 10.9% of the students performed BSE every month for more than a year. Self-confidence had a positive and significant correlation (0.86) with BSE frequency. Also, we found quite a low level of BSE knowledge and practice levels, and this highlights the need for establishing breast cancer prevention programs
Breast cancer · Breast self-examination · Cancer · Champion · Family medicine · Nursing practice · Scale (ratio · BRCA gene mutations in cancer · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |