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Kim JI, Oh KO, Li CY, et al. Breast cancer screening practice and health-promoting behavior among chinese women. Asian Nurs Res (Korean Soc Nurs Sci). 2011;5(3):157-63doi: 10.1016/j.anr.2011.09.005.
Kim, J. I., Oh, K. O., Li, C. Y., Min, H. S., Chang, E. S., & Song, R. (2011). Breast cancer screening practice and health-promoting behavior among chinese women. Asian nursing research, 5(3), 157-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anr.2011.09.005
Kim, Jong Im, et al. "Breast cancer screening practice and health-promoting behavior among chinese women." Asian nursing research vol. 5,3 (2011): 157-63. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anr.2011.09.005
Kim JI, Oh KO, Li CY, Min HS, Chang ES, Song R. Breast cancer screening practice and health-promoting behavior among chinese women. Asian Nurs Res (Korean Soc Nurs Sci). 2011 Sep;5(3):157-63. doi: 10.1016/j.anr.2011.09.005. Epub 2011 Sep 29. PMID: 25030364.
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Asian Nurs Res (Korean Soc Nurs Sci). 2011 Sep;5(3):157-63. doi: 10.1016/j.anr.2011.09.005. Epub 2011 Sep 29.

Breast cancer screening practice and health-promoting behavior among chinese women.

Asian nursing research

Jong Im Kim, Kyong Ok Oh, Chun Yu Li, Hyo Suk Min, Eil Sung Chang, Rhayun Song

Affiliations

  1. College of Nursing, Chungnam National University, Korea.
  2. College of Nursing, Yanbian University, China.
  3. Wound Care Nurse Specialist, Chungnam National University Hospital, Korea.
  4. College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Korea.

PMID: 25030364 DOI: 10.1016/j.anr.2011.09.005

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study examined breast cancer screening practice and health promoting behaviors and the predicting factors of breast cancer screening practice in Chinese women.

METHODS: A correlational research design was used to recruit a convenience sample of 770 women living in four cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Xi'an) in China. Participants completed self-report questionnaire consisting of general characteristics, breast cancer screening, health promoting behaviors, perceived benefits and perceived barriers.

RESULTS: The participants were mostly 36-55 years old (51.3%), married (86.8%), premenopause (77.7%), had children (83.4%), and breastfed (73%). About 60% of Chinese women participated in some type of breast cancer screening practices, among them only 60 (7.8%) women used mammography, ultrasonogram and breast self-examination. The main reason for doing breast cancer screening was "feeling necessary for the screening". About 36% of the participants reported they did not perform any of screening practices, because they "don't feel it necessary". The women who had breast cancer screening regularly reported better health promoting behavior and perceived benefits and less perceived barriers than those who did not (F=10.45, p<.001). Logistic regression showed that model 1 (age, higher education, being employed) and model 2 (perceived benefits and health behaviors) were the significant predicting factors (p<.05), explaining 10-13.8% of variance in breast cancer screening practice.

CONCLUSION: On the basis of these results, public education about importance of breast cancer screening and health promoting behavior should be strongly advocated by health professionals and mass media in China.

Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier B.V.

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