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Determining the Relationship between Women's Health Literacy Level and Breast Cancer Awareness

Kadınların Sağlık Okuryazarlık Düzeyi ile Meme Kanseri Farkındalığı Arasındaki İlişkinin Belirlenmesi

İbrahim Kiyat(KIRKLARELI UNIVERSITY, HEALTH ACADEMY, DEPARTMENT OF NURSING, NURSING PR.)0000-0001-6542-8137
Nuray Akyüz(İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ-CERRAHPAŞA, FLORENCE NİGHTİNGALE HEMŞİRELİK FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-1552-4136
Pages
31–37
Publication Date
2025-04-29
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Efforts to improve health literacy are expected to increase screening rates, especially among women with lower education levels.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: To investigate the relationship between women's health literacy and breast cancer awareness.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: This study was conducted cross-sectionally and descriptively between June and December 2023.
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Conclusion & Impact:Efforts to improve health literacy are expected to increase screening rates, especially among women with lower education levels.
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📍Scope:2023 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Kadın · Meme kanseri · Sağlık okuryazarlığı

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Objective: To investigate the relationship between women's health literacy and breast cancer awareness. Methods: This study was conducted cross-sectionally and descriptively between June and December 2023. The sample consisted of 354 healthy women who were at least primary school graduates, had internet access, and were 18 years of age or older. The Introductory Information Form, Health Literacy Scale, and Breast Cancer Awareness Scale were used to gather data online through Microsoft Forms. Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, Spearman correlation analyses and t tests for independent groups were used to analyze the data. Results: There was a moderate positive relationship between women's health literacy level and breast cancer awareness (r=.560, p<.001). Women who were knowledgeable about early detection and screening methods had significantly higher health literacy scores (p<.001). Conclusion: As women's health literacy increases, so do their breast cancer awareness and screening behaviors. Efforts to improve health literacy are expected to increase screening rates, especially among women with lower education levels.

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Amaç: Kadınların sağlık okuryazarlığı ile meme kanseri farkındalığı arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmaktır. Yöntem: Bu çalışma, Haziran-Aralık 2023 tarihleri arasında kesitsel ve tanımlayıcı olarak yürütülmüştür. Örneklem, en az ilkokul mezunu, internet erişimi olan ve 18 yaş ve üzeri 354 sağlıklı kadından oluşmaktadır. Verilerin toplanmasında Microsoft Forms üzerinden çevrimiçi olarak Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu, Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği ve Meme Kanseri Farkındalık Ölçeği kullanıldı. Verilerin analizi için tanımlayıcı istatistikler, Ki-kare testi, Spearman Korelasyon Analizi ve bağımsız gruplarda t testleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Kadınların sağlık okuryazarlık düzeyi ile meme kanseri farkındalığı arasında orta düzeyde pozitif bir ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir (r=.560, p<.001). Erken tanı ve tarama yöntemlerini bilen kadınların sağlık okuryazarlığı puanları anlamlı derecede daha yüksektir (p<.001). Sonuç: Kadınların sağlık okuryazarlığı arttıkça meme kanseri farkındalığı ve tarama davranışları artmaktadır. Sağlık okuryazarlığını artırmaya yönelik çalışmaların, özellikle düşük eğitim düzeyine sahip kadınlarda tarama oranlarını yükseltebileceği öngörülmektedir.

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Kiyat, İ., Akyüz, N. (2025). Determining the Relationship between Women's Health Literacy Level and Breast Cancer Awareness. Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Dergisi, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1, 31–37. https://doi.org/10.54061/jphn.1590730

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