The Relationship Between Health Perception and Cancer Screening Awareness

Abstract

Objective: Screening, which is one of the most important ways of prevention and prevention of cancer, is proposed and made in almost all over the world in order to reduce the cancer burden. The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between theperception of cancer screening and making and the perception of health.

Methods: Two questionnaires were used in the study. The first questionnaire included questions on demographic characteristics and canser screenings. The second survey was ’Health Perception Scale’. The study was analyzed with 322 participants.

Results: The mean age of the study group was 42.62 ± 14.87 and 65.3% of the study group was female. When examined according to the knowledge of cancer screening done; 83.4% (n = 267) stated that he knew. When these 267 people were asked what cancer screening they were aware of; 77.2% reported that they had breast cancer, 47.2% had colon cancer and 74.9% had been screened for cervical cancer. 39.4% at least once said he had the scan. 63.3% of women aged 40 years and older had mammography, 58.5% of women aged 30 and over had pap-smear, 22% of individuals aged 50 and over had a hidden blood test in the stool, 14%. stated that he had colonoscopy. The mean health perception score calculated based on the health perception scale of the study group was 50.18 ± 9.86. There is a significant correlation between health perception screening and cervical and breast cancer screening.

Conclusion: There is a limited limited age range between health perception score and cancer screening, and more information and training studies (especially for colorectal cancer screening) are recommended to increase the awareness of cancer screening.