Knowledge and Acceptance Towards Mammography as Breast Cancer Screening Tool Among Yogyakarta Women and Health Care Providers (Mammography Screening in Indonesia).
J Cancer Educ
; 36(3): 532-537, 2021 06.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-31776894
ABSTRACT
Annual mammography remains the gold standard of asymptomatic breast cancer screening for women starting at the age of 40. However, Indonesia has not designated mammography as its national screening program. To help policymakers decide whether mammography should be introduced into a national program, it is important to comprehensively understand the knowledge and acceptance of both consumers and providers. A total of 25 subjects including a range of women and health care professionals (HCPs) in Yogyakarta Province were recruited using purposive, maximum variation sampling and then interviewed in-depth. The interviews were recorded and all data were taken and transcribed from the audio recording, which were subsequently translated to English and analyzed thematically. Almost all of Yogyakarta women had heard about the term of mammography. However, only few of them have let themselves be screened, mainly because of their perceived lack of urgency to screen for asymptomatic breast cancer. Another important reason was the high cost of mammography. Meanwhile, several HCPs believed that breast cancer has not been a priority for the government and hence the government limited mammography screening's access and excluded it from the national insurance coverage. Most women in Yogyakarta have a good understanding about breast cancer screening, but their acceptance of mammography as a breast cancer screening tool is significantly influenced by high cost, limited access, and lack of urgency.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Neoplasms
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Early Detection of Cancer
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Screening_studies
Aspects:
Implementation_research
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
J Cancer Educ
Journal subject:
EDUCACAO
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NEOPLASIAS
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Indonesia