Educational Study to Increase Breast Cancer Knowledge Level and Scanning Participation among Women Working at a University

Objective: The aim of the study is to increase the participation level of women in screening programs by increasing the level of knowledge about early diagnosis and screening methods for breast cancer (BC).Materials and Methods: This was a pretest-posttest one group design study held in Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Turkey. The sample consisted of 405 women in all departments of the University. Data were collected using socio-demographic forms and questionnaires. Training about BC was provided for participants. The questionnaire used prior to the training to measure levels of knowledge about BC was re-administered 3 weeks after the training. Results: The women were most commonly aware of the breast self-examination (68.1%). The ratio of women who had had mammography in the previous year was 11.4%. The BC knowledge level significantly increased after the training (p=0.001). Conclusion: This study determined that the level of knowledge about BC in terms of early detection and screening was low and that the percentage of participation in screening was also low

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APA	Özerdoğan N, Mizrak Sahin B, KÖŞGEROĞLU N, ÇULHA İ, ÇELİK N, Sayıner F, AÇIKGOZ A, ÖZKARAMAN A, ARSLANTAŞ D, ÖNER K, BOYACI M, GİRAY S, Demirtas R, ÖZALP S (2017). Educational Study to Increase Breast Cancer Knowledge Level and Scanning Participation among Women Working at a University. , 113 - 116.
Chicago	Özerdoğan Nebahat,Mizrak Sahin Berrak,KÖŞGEROĞLU Nedime,ÇULHA İLKAY,ÇELİK NEŞE,Sayıner Fatma Deniz,AÇIKGOZ AYFER,ÖZKARAMAN AYŞE,ARSLANTAŞ Didem,ÖNER KEVSER SETENAY,BOYACI Mine,GİRAY Sevgi,Demirtas Raziye Nesrin,ÖZALP Sinan Educational Study to Increase Breast Cancer Knowledge Level and Scanning Participation among Women Working at a University. (2017): 113 - 116.
MLA	Özerdoğan Nebahat,Mizrak Sahin Berrak,KÖŞGEROĞLU Nedime,ÇULHA İLKAY,ÇELİK NEŞE,Sayıner Fatma Deniz,AÇIKGOZ AYFER,ÖZKARAMAN AYŞE,ARSLANTAŞ Didem,ÖNER KEVSER SETENAY,BOYACI Mine,GİRAY Sevgi,Demirtas Raziye Nesrin,ÖZALP Sinan Educational Study to Increase Breast Cancer Knowledge Level and Scanning Participation among Women Working at a University. , 2017, ss.113 - 116.
AMA	Özerdoğan N,Mizrak Sahin B,KÖŞGEROĞLU N,ÇULHA İ,ÇELİK N,Sayıner F,AÇIKGOZ A,ÖZKARAMAN A,ARSLANTAŞ D,ÖNER K,BOYACI M,GİRAY S,Demirtas R,ÖZALP S Educational Study to Increase Breast Cancer Knowledge Level and Scanning Participation among Women Working at a University. . 2017; 113 - 116.
Vancouver	Özerdoğan N,Mizrak Sahin B,KÖŞGEROĞLU N,ÇULHA İ,ÇELİK N,Sayıner F,AÇIKGOZ A,ÖZKARAMAN A,ARSLANTAŞ D,ÖNER K,BOYACI M,GİRAY S,Demirtas R,ÖZALP S Educational Study to Increase Breast Cancer Knowledge Level and Scanning Participation among Women Working at a University. . 2017; 113 - 116.
IEEE	Özerdoğan N,Mizrak Sahin B,KÖŞGEROĞLU N,ÇULHA İ,ÇELİK N,Sayıner F,AÇIKGOZ A,ÖZKARAMAN A,ARSLANTAŞ D,ÖNER K,BOYACI M,GİRAY S,Demirtas R,ÖZALP S "Educational Study to Increase Breast Cancer Knowledge Level and Scanning Participation among Women Working at a University." , ss.113 - 116, 2017.
ISNAD	Özerdoğan, Nebahat vd. "Educational Study to Increase Breast Cancer Knowledge Level and Scanning Participation among Women Working at a University". (2017), 113-116.

APA	Özerdoğan N, Mizrak Sahin B, KÖŞGEROĞLU N, ÇULHA İ, ÇELİK N, Sayıner F, AÇIKGOZ A, ÖZKARAMAN A, ARSLANTAŞ D, ÖNER K, BOYACI M, GİRAY S, Demirtas R, ÖZALP S (2017). Educational Study to Increase Breast Cancer Knowledge Level and Scanning Participation among Women Working at a University. European Journal of Breast Health, 13(3), 113 - 116.
Chicago	Özerdoğan Nebahat,Mizrak Sahin Berrak,KÖŞGEROĞLU Nedime,ÇULHA İLKAY,ÇELİK NEŞE,Sayıner Fatma Deniz,AÇIKGOZ AYFER,ÖZKARAMAN AYŞE,ARSLANTAŞ Didem,ÖNER KEVSER SETENAY,BOYACI Mine,GİRAY Sevgi,Demirtas Raziye Nesrin,ÖZALP Sinan Educational Study to Increase Breast Cancer Knowledge Level and Scanning Participation among Women Working at a University. European Journal of Breast Health 13, no.3 (2017): 113 - 116.
MLA	Özerdoğan Nebahat,Mizrak Sahin Berrak,KÖŞGEROĞLU Nedime,ÇULHA İLKAY,ÇELİK NEŞE,Sayıner Fatma Deniz,AÇIKGOZ AYFER,ÖZKARAMAN AYŞE,ARSLANTAŞ Didem,ÖNER KEVSER SETENAY,BOYACI Mine,GİRAY Sevgi,Demirtas Raziye Nesrin,ÖZALP Sinan Educational Study to Increase Breast Cancer Knowledge Level and Scanning Participation among Women Working at a University. European Journal of Breast Health, vol.13, no.3, 2017, ss.113 - 116.
AMA	Özerdoğan N,Mizrak Sahin B,KÖŞGEROĞLU N,ÇULHA İ,ÇELİK N,Sayıner F,AÇIKGOZ A,ÖZKARAMAN A,ARSLANTAŞ D,ÖNER K,BOYACI M,GİRAY S,Demirtas R,ÖZALP S Educational Study to Increase Breast Cancer Knowledge Level and Scanning Participation among Women Working at a University. European Journal of Breast Health. 2017; 13(3): 113 - 116.
Vancouver	Özerdoğan N,Mizrak Sahin B,KÖŞGEROĞLU N,ÇULHA İ,ÇELİK N,Sayıner F,AÇIKGOZ A,ÖZKARAMAN A,ARSLANTAŞ D,ÖNER K,BOYACI M,GİRAY S,Demirtas R,ÖZALP S Educational Study to Increase Breast Cancer Knowledge Level and Scanning Participation among Women Working at a University. European Journal of Breast Health. 2017; 13(3): 113 - 116.
IEEE	Özerdoğan N,Mizrak Sahin B,KÖŞGEROĞLU N,ÇULHA İ,ÇELİK N,Sayıner F,AÇIKGOZ A,ÖZKARAMAN A,ARSLANTAŞ D,ÖNER K,BOYACI M,GİRAY S,Demirtas R,ÖZALP S "Educational Study to Increase Breast Cancer Knowledge Level and Scanning Participation among Women Working at a University." European Journal of Breast Health, 13, ss.113 - 116, 2017.
ISNAD	Özerdoğan, Nebahat vd. "Educational Study to Increase Breast Cancer Knowledge Level and Scanning Participation among Women Working at a University". European Journal of Breast Health 13/3 (2017), 113-116.