Evaluation of Breast Cancer Knowledge and Awareness Among Hospital Staff in a Women Heath Hospital in Turkey.
J Cancer Educ
; 32(1): 59-64, 2017 03.
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to examine breast cancer prevention knowledge, beliefs, and information sources among people which are employed in healthcare system including nurses and hospital staff. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among hospital staff of the largest women health hospital in Turkey. Self-administered questionnaires were delivered to participants. A total of 200 hospital staff participated to the study with a response rate of 80.5 %. One-way ANOVA with post-hoc Tukey test was used for multiple comparisons. The results showed that the overall knowledge of hospital staff about breast cancer is inadequate. The mean total knowledge score of the participants was approximately 60 %. The overall mean score of the survey for all participants was 16.69 (SD, 3.12) out of 27. Significant difference was detected in mean total score among educational levels. Education and increasing awareness about the disease can be identified as the major determinants for improving the percentages of early diagnosis and decreasing the mortality rates. Hospital staff education should be the key target for increasing the awareness of whole population especially for developing countries.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Conscientização
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Pessoal de Saúde
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Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem Hospitalar
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Cancer Educ
Assunto da revista:
EDUCACAO
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NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Turquia