Health literacy and mammography screening behaviors among women living in a rural area of Turkey.

IF 2 4区医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Rural and remote health Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-04 DOI:10.22605/RRH8602

Melike Yalçın Gürsoy, Sabriye Uçan Yamaç

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Abstract

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths. and early diagnosis could reduce breast cancer deaths. Therefore, health literacy is one of the most important determinants of participation in cancer screening for early diagnosis. This study aimed to determine the relationship between women's mammography screening behaviors and health literacy levels.

Methods: The cross-sectional study included 312 women aged 40-69 years living in a rural area. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a personal information form and the Turkish Health Literacy Scale (THLS-32).

Results: Of the women, 28.5% had mammography in the last 2 years. Of concern was the low health literacy levels. In addition, there were significant differences in the THLS-32 subgroup scores, including the THLS-32 total score, among the mammography screening groups.

Conclusion: Health literacy levels of women were related to mammography screening rates. For this reason, effective intervention studies aiming to increase society's health literacy levels may contribute to an increase in breast cancer screenings.

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土耳其农村地区妇女的健康知识和乳房 X 射线照相筛查行为。

导言乳腺癌是导致癌症相关死亡的最常见原因。因此，健康素养是参与癌症筛查以进行早期诊断的最重要决定因素之一。本研究旨在确定妇女乳腺 X 射线照相筛查行为与健康素养水平之间的关系：这项横断面研究包括 312 名生活在农村地区、年龄在 40-69 岁之间的妇女。数据是通过面对面访谈，使用个人信息表和土耳其健康素养量表（THLS-32）收集的：结果：28.5%的妇女在过去两年中接受过乳房 X 光检查。值得关注的是，妇女的健康知识水平较低。此外，乳腺 X 射线照相术筛查组之间的 THLS-32 分组得分（包括 THLS-32 总分）存在明显差异：结论：妇女的健康素养水平与乳腺X光筛查率有关。因此，旨在提高社会健康素养水平的有效干预研究可能有助于提高乳腺癌筛查率。

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Rural and remote health Rural Health-

CiteScore

2.00

自引率

9.50%

发文量

145

审稿时长

8 weeks

期刊介绍： Rural and Remote Health is a not-for-profit, online-only, peer-reviewed academic publication. It aims to further rural and remote health education, research and practice. The primary purpose of the Journal is to publish and so provide an international knowledge-base of peer-reviewed material from rural health practitioners (medical, nursing and allied health professionals and health workers), educators, researchers and policy makers.