Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Abstract
Mammography Screening Behavior and Related Factors among Rural Vietnamese Women
Author(s): Linh Thuy Duong
The purpose of this study was to determine factors associated
with mammography screening behavior and its predictors
among rural Vietnamese women. This predictive correlational
study was conducted with 120 women ages 40 and above in the
suburbs of Hanoi, Vietnam in July 2018, using the Breast
Cancer Awareness Measurement and the Champion?s Health
Beliefs Model Scale. Mammography screening behavior was
measured by asking the participants about their previous
mammography experience. Results showed that women were
more likely to get a mammogram if they had higher education
levels, higher monthly family income, a family member or
friend with breast cancer, and physician?s recommendation.
Mean scores on perceived susceptibility to breast cancer and
perceived barriers to screening differed significantly between
women who had and had not had a mammogram (t = -4.31, p <
.001; t = .. View More»