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- Title
Factors Affecting Mammography Behavior and Intention Among Korean Women.
- Authors
Ok Kyung Ham
- Abstract
Purpose/Objectives: To understand factors that influence the mammography experience and intention to receive mammography among Korean women using the Health Belief Model and subjective norm of the Theory of Reasoned Action. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Two university hospitals and one general hospital in Korea. Sample: A convenience sample of 310 women aged 30 years and older who visited participating hospitals during the data collection period. Methods: Self-administered questionnaire. Main Research Variables: Perceived susceptibility and severity, perceived benefits and barriers, self-efficacy, normative beliefs, and motivation to comply. Findings: Age, self-efficacy, and perceived susceptibility were significantly associated with participants' mammography experience, whereas knowledge, self-efficacy, perceived susceptibility, perceived barriers, subjective norm, and income were significant in predicting women's intention to receive mammography. Conclusions: The combined model synthesizing the Health Belief Model and the Theory of Reasoned Action was more effective in predicting mammography intention than in explaining mammography experience. Implications for Nursing: Tailored health education and health promotion programs to promote mammography screening among Korean women should be developed based on women's perceptions and norms.
- Publication
Oncology Nursing Forum, 2006, Vol 33, Issue 1, p113
- ISSN
0190-535X
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1188/06.ONF.113-119