C23. Factors Affecting to Breast Cancer Screening for Breast Self-examination among Women in Phitsanuloke Province
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Introduction: Breast cancer is majority problems for women worldwide, especially in Thailand had incidence rate of breast cancer increasingly. Breast cancer screening can found early new patient.
Objective: Research aimed to study factors affecting to breast cancer screening for breast self-examination among women in Phitsanuloke Province, Thailand.
Methods: Cross-sectional study was carried out 16,202 women aged 35-60 years which be registered in Phitsanuloke Province, in fiscal year 2020, and sample size calculating used Daniel formula for 210 cases, systematic random sampling was determine. Data collected by questionnaires composed of 4 parts including, characteristics, knowledge, health perception, breast cancer screening. In addition to check questionnaire standardization, validity was checked by 3 experts and try out testing reliability about 0.86. Data analyzed using statistical as Pearson product moment correlation coefficient and Stepwise multiple regression analysis.
Results: Knowledge factors including knowledge of breast cancer, knowledge of breast cancer screening had mean score with high level (
x=2.18, S.D.=0.792), health perception including risk perceive, severe perceive, benefit perceive, problem perceive and confidence of breast self-examination had mean score with moderate level (x=2.46, S.D.=0.49). Association analyzed found that knowledge of breast cancer, health perception was associated with breast cancer screening for breast self-examination among women with statistic significant (r=0.208, P=.002, r=0.174, P=.012, respectively). Prediction model analyzed reported five selected factors including; confidence of breast self-examination (P<.001), take information from village health volunteers (P<.001), take information from partner/family member (P=.002), no alcohol drinking (P=.001), benefit perceive (P=.006), respectively, overall selected factors accounted for 25.9% (R2 =0.259) of the variance breast cancer screening.
Conclusion: We should disseminate women’ knowledge about initial symptoms of breast cancer, breast self-examination practice. Ministry of Public Health should provide the fundamental guideline for breast self-examination to health care providers at primary health care center to serve as a guideline for women.
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