Department of Family Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Research Article
Evaluation of Health Beliefs in Relation to Attitudes to Colorectal Cancer Screening
Author(s): Selda Tekiner*
Introduction: Colorectal Cancer (CRC) screening is one of the few methods for decreasing its incidence and invasive cancer morbidity and mortality. In Turkey, the screening participation rate is below the desired outcomes. To explain insufficient participation of some individuals at screening programs, a “Health Belief Model” (HBM) scale was developed in 1950. In this study we aimed to investigate attitudes toward prevention from CRC by the HBM scale.
Materials and methods: A questionnaire composed of 14 sociodemographic questions and 33 Health Belief Model (HBM) scale questions were applied on the patients of family medicine clinic. The data was analyzed using SPSS 21.0 statistical package program.
Results: 62.8% of the participants were women, 50.2% were university graduates. The mean points of 40-49 .. View More»
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