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Table 2 Health beliefs scale of breast cancer screening assessment in women academician

From: Application of the Champion Health Belief Model to determine beliefs and behaviors of Turkish women academicians regarding breast cancer screening: A cross sectional descriptive study

Risk factors

Health beliefs scale of BC screening

Age (years)

Sensitivity

Seriousness

Motivation

BSE (benefits)

BSE (barriers)

Self efficacy

Mammography (benefits)

Mammography (barriers)

Under 30

7.2 ± 2.4

19.4 ± 5.5

19.6 ± 3.2

15.0 ± 3.1

16.6 ± 4.7

21.9 ± 5.2

16.9 ± 2.4

24.0 ± 8.3

30–40

7.8 ± 1.9

19.4 ± 5.0

20.8 ± 2.4

14.9 ± 3.5

16.8 ± 5.6

21.1 ± 5.7

17.0 ± 3.3

23.8 ± 8.2

41 and above

7.8 ± 2.3

19.1 ± 4.8

20.8 ± 2.5

15.6 ± 2.9

13.7 ± 4.8

23.6 ± 4.8

17.3 ± 4.1

18.9 ± 6.5

P value

.298

.944

.053

.544

*.002

*.026

.822

*.001

School

 Health field

7.3 ± 2.3

19.0 ± 5.5

21.1 ± 2.2

15.6 ± 3.0

16.0 ± 4.3

23.5 ± 3.9

17.1 ± 3.3

21.6 ± 7.4

 Outside the health area

8.0 ± 1.7

18.7 ± 4.2

20.7 ± 2.2

15.3 ± 3.4

16.7 ± 6.2

20.0 ± 5.2

16.5 ± 2.5

24.7 ± 8.3

P value

*.008

.078

.326

.835

.456

*.000

.420

.935

Title

 Lecturer

7.8 ± 2.08

19.6 ± 5.0

20.3 ± 2.8

15.1 ± 3.0

16.9 ± 4.8

21.6 ± 5.4

17.1 ± 2.9

23.9 ± 8.3

 Associate

7.4 ± 2.2

18.9 ± 5.2

20.9 ± 2.3

15.0 ± 3.7

14.7 ± 5.8

22.6 ± 5.6

16.9 ± 3.9

20.7 ± 7.5

P value

.068

.584

.066

.613

*.019

.325

.057

.051

Income level

 More than expenses

7.8 ± 2.4

19.6 ± 5.5

20.7 ± 2.4

15.4 ± 2.7

15.7 ± 5.2

23.0 ± 4.4

17.6 ± 2.8

21.8 ± 8.4

 Equal to expenses

7.5 ± 1.7

19.2 ± 4.6

20.5 ± 2.5

15.1 ± 3.0

17.1 ± 4.9

21.2 ± 5.2

16.0 ± 3.9

23.7 ± 7.6

 Less than expenses

8.5 ± 1.6

16.1 ± 3.6

18.1 ± 7.3

8.6 ± 8.4

8.3 ± 6.5

11.8 ± 13.0

19.0 ± 1.0

28.5 ± 5.3

P value

.577

.260

.080

*.000

*.000

*.000

*.002

*.064

Chronic Disease

 Yes

8.8 ± 1.7

19.6 ± 5.0

20.5 ± 2.7

15.2 ± 2.6

15.5 ± 5.6

22.4 ± 5.2

15.8 ± 3.7

23.9 ± 7.4

 No

7.4 ± 2.1

19.3 ± 5.1

20.5 ± 2.6

15.0 ± 3.5

16.1 ± 5.3

21.9 ± 5.5

17.4 ± 3.2

22.2 ± 8.2

P value

*.000

.753

.892

.118

.658

.894

.580

.415

Sleeping habit

 Regular

7.5 ± 1.9

19.1 ± 4.7

20.6 ± 2.5

15.1 ± 3.4

15.1 ± 5.0

20.6 ± 5.9

16.8 ± 3.1

22.9 ± 8.1

 Some nights a few hours

8.0 ± 2.1

19.6 ± 5.1

20.5 ± 2.9

15.2 ± 3.2

17.5 ± 5.7

22.6 ± 4.4

17.3 ± 3.1

22.6 ± 8.7

 Irregular

7.6 ± 2.5

19.5 ± 5.7

20.1 ± 2.5

14.6 ± 3.4

15.7 ± 5.0

24.0 ± 4.9

16.9 ± 4.1

21.9 ± 7.1

P value

.398

.785

.681

.722

*.016

*.003

.686

.825

BC screening in the last 6 months

 Yes

8.2 ± 2.0

18.3 ± 5.2

20.7 ± 2.4

15.7 ± 2.6

14.6 ± 4.6

23.3 ± 3.9

17.4 ± 3.3

19.5 ± 6.4

 No

7.4 ± 2.2

19.9 ± 5.0

20.5 ± 2.8

14.7 ± 3.6

16.7 ± 5.6

21.2 ± 6.0

16.8 ± 3.4

24.1 ± 8.5

P value

.279

.698

.164

*.009

.199

*.021

.453

*.042

BSE training

 Yes

7.7 ± 2.2

18.8 ± 5.1

20.6 ± 2.5

15.6 ± 2.8

15.1 ± 4.8

23.6 ± 3.8

17.5 ± 2.9

20.7 ± 7.2

 No

7.5 ± 2.1

20.3 ± 4.8

20.3 ± 2.9

14.1 ± 3.9

17.6 ± 5.9

18.7 ± 6.7

16.2 ± 4.0

26.2 ± 8.6

P value

.459

.283

.688

*.035

.724

*.000

.151

.523

Have you ever done BSE?

 Yes

7.5 ± 2.1

19.0 ± 5.0

20.7 ± 2.7

15.3 ± 3.5

15.1 ± 5.1

22.8 ± 5.1

17.1 ± 3.6

21.9 ± 8.2

 No

8.2 ± 2.0

20.4 ± 5.4

20.0 ± 2.3

14.1 ± 2.4

19.3 ± 4.9

18.9 ± 5.7

16.7 ± 2.0

25.3 ± 7.0

P value

.351

.882

.273

.467

*.000

*.000

*.019

.227

Does it regularly BSE?

 Yes

8.1 ± 2.0

18.7 ± 4.9

20.8 ± 2.4

15.7 ± 2.8

14.1 ± 5.1

23.4 ± 4.7

16.7 ± 3.9

21.2 ± 7.9

 No

7.4 ± 2.1

19.8 ± 5.1

20.3 ± 2.8

14.6 ± 3.5

17.3 ± 5.1

20.9 ± 5.8

17.2 ± 2.9

23.5 ± 8.1

P value

.888

.877

.532

*.036

.515

.100

.138

.601

Were there any CBE?

 Yes

7.8 ± 2.4

19.0 ± 5.2

20.9 ± 2.1

15.5 ± 2.8

15.2 ± 5.1

23.3 ± 4.6

17.0 ± 3.8

20.6 ± 7.5

 No

7.6 ± 1.9

19.6 ± 5.0

20.2 ± 3.1

14.7 ± 3.7

16.7 ± 5.5

20.7 ± 5.9

17.0 ± 2.8

24.2 ± 7.9

P value

.463

.376

.152

.051

.605

*.001

.939

*.001

Were there any taken mammography?

 Yes

8.05 ± 2.2

18.8 ± 5.26

20.6 ± 2.5

15.2 ± 2.9

14.5 ± 5.3

23.0 ± 4.6

17.3 ± 3.8

19.3 ± 6.8

 No

7.53 ± 2.1

19.6 ± 5.04

20.5 ± 2.7

15.0 ± 3.5

16.7 ± 5.2

21.4 ± 5.8

16.9 ± 3.1

24.3 ± 8.2

P value

.306

.336

.263

.268

.006

.050

.072

.000

  1. *BC Breast Cancer, BSE Breast Self Examination, CBE Clinical Breast Examination
  2. p value is below 0.05