THE EFFECT OF CANCER EDUCATION ON WOMEN'S AWARENESS LEVELS AND THEIR BEHAVIORS ON SCREENINGS

Summary

Disability is part of being human. He estimates that the prevalence of disability among women is 60% higher than that of men.

Disabled women coexist in a dual state of vulnerability where "being a woman" and "being a disabled person" have two social disadvantages. Among people with disabilities, women with disabilities (WWD) have higher unmet healthcare needs than women without disabilities.

Cancer is an important public health problem and cause of death all over the world. Among the most common cancers in women; breast, uterine corpus, ovarian and cervix cancers are seen to be prominent, respectively. It is known that with regular examinations and screenings, early diagnosis of breast and cervical cancer increases the chance of treatment.

International studies show that women face barriers and difficulties in accessing reproductive health and cancer screening services. In studies, it was stated that especially women with disabilities living in rural areas had lower mammography and Pap-smear tests compared to women without disabilities. In recent years, the Health Belief Model has been used frequently to examine the effect of health beliefs on cancer screening behaviors in women and to increase screening rates. The model explains the beliefs and attitudes that affect individuals' behaviors. According to the model; If a person has a desire to prevent illness or a belief in recovery, he recommends taking a specific health action to prevent illness as a positive behavior. It was emphasized that nurses have important roles and responsibilities in the protection and development of health, and that they can identify individuals with disabilities who are considered "fragile", and provide health education and counseling to these groups. It is thought that the "disabled-friendly accessible health care" practices under the guidance of the Health Belief Model will bring the preventive health care behavior of women with disabilities to the desired level.

Disabled women experience inequalities in benefiting from routine health services and health screening services in special areas such as reproductive health and protection from women's cancers. Being diagnosed with cancer is undoubtedly devastating for anyone. For this reason, it becomes more important to raise awareness about the prevention, prevention, early diagnosis and development of a healthy lifestyle in women with physical disabilities, and to encourage health-seeking behaviors.

Conditions

• Cancer

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

HEALTH FAITH MODEL GUIDED IN CANCER FREQUENTLY SEEN IN WOMEN EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND SCREENING METHODS EDUCATION

A total of 4 home visits and 2 phone calls will be made by giving awareness training based on the Health Belief Model to the participants in the Intervention 1 group in order to eliminate the lack of information about the common female cancers in women and to increase their awareness. For 3 months, intervention 1 group will be given applications to reinforce their awareness in the education based on the Health Belief Model (for BSE and KKVM, erasable calendar magnets, booklets, phone cases and accessories themed as "common cancers awareness in women" as a reminder, phone call) will be made

BEHAVIORAL

STANDART CANCER EDUCATİON

The participants in the intervention 2 group will be given the standard training applied by the Ministry of Health in KETEM for women's cancers during home visits, and a total of 4 home visits and 2 SMS reminders will be made.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Yeşim KAYAPA

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SCREENING

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-01-01

Primary Completion

2023-07-01

Completion

2023-07-01

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations