Comparison of the Levels of Fear and Perceived Social Support Among the Women Having and Not Having Mammography

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ÇINAR İ. Ö., TUZCU A.

ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.42, sa.3, ss.306-311, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14744/etd.2020.65031
  • Dergi Adı: ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.306-311
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Mammography, perceived social support, breast cancer fear, primary health care, BREAST-CANCER, MIGRANT WOMEN, BARRIERS, SCALE, ATTENDANCE, PERCEPTION, BEHAVIORS
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Mammography rates are low and psychosocial factors may affect mammography behavior in Turkey. This study aims to compare levels of fear and perceived social support and to examine factors associated with mammography behaviour among women who did and did not have a mammography.