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Abstract
Background: In Egypt, breast cancer ranked the first cancer affecting
females and 58% of breast cancer deaths occurs in developing nations due to lack
of early detection screening techniques. Design: A descriptive correlational
research design was adopted in this study. Aim: was to identify women
knowledge and beliefs of breast cancer screening practice. Sample:A
convenience sample of four hundred women was recruited from: General
Hospital at urban area, and governmental Health Unit at rural, in El-Gharbia
Governorate.Tools: tools were used for data collection using I) a women
interviewing sheet part II) beliefs assessment tool: based on Health Beliefs
Model (HBM) Results: of the current study revealed that level of education,
occupation, income per capita, place of residence and marital status were the
factors that affect women knowledge regarding breast cancer screening. Based
on the HBM construct, the total beliefs score was found significantly difference
between different age categories ( f= 3.679,p= 0.003); susceptibility, benefits,
severity as well as , Cues to action were found statistically significant
differences regarding different levels of education among the study sample
respectively. However, the cues to action were found statistically significant
difference in relation to type of occupation. Also a significant relationship
between total susceptibility, benefits and cues to action in related to income per
capita. In addition, a significant relationship was found between benefits,
severity in relation to marital statues ( f= 3.242,p=0.02,f= 3.190,p=0.02
respectively) .Also, the results revealed that cues to action was found a
statistically significant differences and number of family size ( f= 5.172,p=
0.000.Conclusion and recommendations :Correct faulty information regarding
breast cancer screening procedure by formal health instruction and addressing
knowledge deficit and barriers to overcoming women underestimation of the
value of breast cancer screening.