Breast self-examination as a route to early detection in a lower middle-income country: Assessing psychosocial determinants among women in Surabaya, Indonesia

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Background: Breast cancer has become a public health concern in Indonesia. Regular breast self-examination (BSE) is considered an important first step for its early detection, especially in countries with limited healthcare access, as it is the case in Indonesia. This study aimed to confirm and assess the psychosocial determinants of intention to perform BSE and BSE performance. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted on 204 women aged 18–65 years in Surabaya, Indonesia. A 64-item survey was conducted, included variables from the Reasoned Action Approach, and the Health Belief Model, presented questions about demographics, breast cancer knowledge, and behavior related to BSE. Results: Most women (72.5%) expressed intention to perform BSE; however, only 7.8% and 2.9% performed BSE per week and per month, respectively, in the past year. Breast cancer knowledge and attitudes towards BSE were uniquely associated with BSE performance. Perceived behavioral control (PBC) and BSE attitudes were unique correlates of intention. Perceived benefits and barriers and subjective norms were significantly associated with intention and BSE behavior in bivariate analyses. Conclusions: Breast screening education should incorporate strategies for improving attitudes towards BSE, PBC, and breast cancer knowledge with perceived benefits and barriers and subjective norms as relevant targets.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.34894/NN0JU6
Related Identifier https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-022-01748-4
Metadata Access https://dataverse.nl/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=doi:10.34894/NN0JU6
Provenance
Creator Dewi, Triana Kesuma ORCID logo; Ruiter, Robert A.C. ORCID logo; Diering, Merle (ORCID: 0000-0001-7596-809X); Rahkman, Ardi ORCID logo
Publisher DataverseNL
Contributor Ruiter, Robert A.C.; faculty data manager FPN
Publication Year 2023
Rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
OpenAccess false
Contact Ruiter, Robert A.C. (Maastricht University); faculty data manager FPN (Maastricht University)
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Resource Type Demographic data; Dataset
Format application/x-spss-sav
Size 83059
Version 1.0
Discipline Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Aquaculture; Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Aquaculture and Veterinary Medicine; Life Sciences; Social Sciences; Social and Behavioural Sciences; Soil Sciences