The implementation of the anticancer recommendations by professionally active women
Journal Title: Polish Journal of Public Health - Year 2011, Vol 121, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction. The common part of the health education and prophylaxis is the awareness of using services offered by the preventive programs. Mammography, ultrasonography, breast self-examination and cytology are the most recommended methods of early detection of cancer symptoms. Aim. The assessment of the implementation of anticancer recommendations among women employed in education and health service. Material and methods. The survey by means of an anonymous questionnaire was carried out in seven towns of south and south-east Poland, in the second half of 2009. The questions concerned the frequency of: breast self-examination, mammography, ultrasonography and cytology, moreover the knowledge of the breast cancer risk factors. The statistical significance of analyzed relationships was calculated using χ2 test. Results. Regular, every month breast self-examination is confirmed by 26.3% of the questioned women. Almost 18% had never cytological examination and 6.2% had it 4 years before and more. The age is a factor which turned out to be of meaningful importance on preventive behaviours. Cytological examination is more often done by nurses and the difference is statistically significant.
Authors and Affiliations
Maria Zadarko-Domaradzka, Edward Tlałka, Marek Sobolewski
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