Journal of East-West Nursing Research (동서간호학연구지)

East-west Nursing Research Institute, Kyung Hee University (경희대학교 동서간호학연구소)
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Factors Influencing the Practice of Breast Self-Examination Among Women in Their 30s and 40s

30, 40대 여성의 유방자가검진 수행에 영향을 미치는 요인

  • Kim, Mi Young (Department of Nursing, Kyungnam College University of Information & Technolog) ;
  • Kang, Eun Hee (Department of Nursing, Kyungnam College University of Information & Technolog) ;
  • Byun, Eun Kyung (Department of Nursing, Kyungnam College University of Information & Technolog)
  • 김미영 (경남정보대학교 간호과) ;
  • 강은희 (경남정보대학교 간호과) ;
  • 변은경 (경남정보대학교 간호과)
  • Received : 2013.04.16
  • Accepted : 2013.05.28
  • Published : 2013.05.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of knowledge, health belief, and self-efficacy affecting on breast self-examination (BSE), and to identify factors influencing the practice of BSE of women in their 30's and 40's. Methods: With a correlation survey design, 194 women in their 30's and 40's were recruited at 4 culture centers in Busan via convenience sampling. Measures were included with knowledge, health belief, and self-efficacy for breast self-examination and level of BSE practice. Results: Level of knowledge, health belief and self-efficacy for BSE were greater than medium level. BSE practice had positive correlations with subscales of health belief, except barrier and self-efficacy, but no relationship with knowledge. Self-efficacy, sensitivity, and benefit among the entered variables were significant factors influencing the practice of BSE, and explanatory power of these variables was 32.8%. Conclusion: Based on this study, studies are required to compare through repeated research according to age, education, occupation, environmental characteristics. In addition, to maximize the educational effect, development of the educational program in conjunction with the local community to increase breast self-examination practice and research about the effectiveness are needed.

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