The Investigation of Health Belief Model in Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in Patient s familiesin Arak Province

Breast cancer risk in women with a family history is higher. This study aims at inspecting health belief models about three behaviors of self-examination of breast, medical examination and mammography in patients families in Arak province.Material and methodology This study was a cross-sectional one in which132 women over 20 with a family history completed our questionnaire. The data were analyzed by t-test and chi-square test. Findings Data collection was done using a reliable and validated researcher made uestionnaire. The results indicate that the age average was (37±13) and 89% were educated and 76.5% were married. 36% had self-examination nd 50% had a medical examination. Just 34% of them had mammography during the past three years. The average score for perceived usceptibility was (14±3.2) out of 20, the perceived severitywas (8±3) out of 15, perceived barriers (50±14.5) out of 95 and self-efficacy was (24±7) out of 35. There was a significant relationship between age and marital status with mammography and selfexamination of breast but there was no significant relationship between them with medical examination. Conclusion Although the risk of breast cancer in patients families is higher, but the results of this study indicates that their eagerness for having mammography is low. And the factors mentioned by them were: difficulties in taking an appointment, high expenses, being painful, and being afraid of finding a breast cancer tumor.

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health belief model ، Breast cancer ، Patients families