Breast self examination and mammography in cancer screening: XXXX health protective behavior.

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BACKGROUND: @entity0 ( @entity0 ) is one of the leading causes of @entity204 among @entity1 . Secondary prevention may enable early detection, but this is suboptimal among all Iranian @entity1 . METHODS: This was a descriptive, analytic cross sectional study on 385 @entity1 35 years old or more with no history of @entity0 . @entity1 were selected by simple randomized method and were assessed through a two-part self-administered questionnaire and a self-examination checklist with content validity and test-re-test reliability. RESULTS: 14.8% of @entity1 carried out @entity0 ( @entity0 ). Among them 5.7% was done in adequate timing and 9.4% performed it on a regular basis. The average age of @entity0 onset was 20.1    7.6 and mean of Score was 6.25    2.26 (2-11). 2.3% of @entity1 performed @entity0 poorly, 7.5% fairly and 1.6% performed it well. 25.84% of samples had a history of mammography that 13% of whom received it as a result of prescription. The average age for mammography was 36    7.2 (20-50) years and the frequency of mammography was 1.8    1.4 (1-8) of times. Due to the low percentage of @entity0 preventive behaviors, in this study knowledge towards @entity0 was also measured because they are factors that are crucial in performance. CONCLUSION: The results highlight the need to educate Iranian @entity1 to recognize the risk factors to promote early detection of @entity0 . Creation of health behavioral by focused educational programs might cause decrease of @entity0 prevalence.
