Cancer screening behaviors and health literacy levels of women aged 30 and over in the northwest Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorCelikkalp, Ulfiye
dc.contributor.authorIrmak, Aylin Yalcin
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T10:58:50Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T10:58:50Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to determine the cancer screening behaviors and the associated factors of women aged 30 years and older during the Covid-19 pandemic period. The study was carried out as a cross-sectional study with 301 women aged 30 years and older in Edirne, which is a border province in northwestern Turkiye. The data was collected via using the Personal Information Form and the and Turkiye Health Literacy Scale-32 (THL-32). In the statistical analysis, the number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square test, pearson correlation analysis and multivariate binary logistic regression analysis were used. The mean age of the participants is 43.66 +/- 9.02 years. 74.8% of the women had not undergone any screening tests during the pandemic, and 80.7% of them displayed limited and inadequate health literacy levels. 21.9% of women aged 30 and over received Pap smear screening, 22.3% of women aged 40 and over underwent mammography, and 16.7% of women aged 50 and over had screening colonoscopy. Based on the results of multivariate regression analysis, those with adequate health literacy (Odds Ratio (OR): 4.421, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.114-17.539), those who had undergone breast examination performed by a physician (OR: 22.761, 95% CI: 5.930-87.364), and those who participated in papsmear screening (OR: 4.509, 95% CI: 1.605-12.672) were more likely to participate in mammography screening. Women who had a breast examination performed by a physician were also more likely to participate in pap-smear screening (OR: 1.139, 95% CI: 1.074-1.965) and colonoscopy screening (OR: 7.924, 95% CI: 2.384-26.375). The research group showed low levels of participation in cancer screening tests and low levels of health literacy. It is necessary to conduct more awareness-raising campaigns for target groups to encourage them to participate in the screening programs and to improve their health literacy.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFUNDINGen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFUNDING This research was conducted without any external funding. The authors received no financial support or resources from any public or private organizations. All the expenses were covered by the researchers.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.22514/ejgo.2024.015
dc.identifier.endpage105en_US
dc.identifier.issn0392-2936
dc.identifier.issn2709-0086
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage96en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.22514/ejgo.2024.015
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/20197
dc.identifier.volume45en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001169551500008en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMre Pressen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal Of Gynaecological Oncologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectCovid-19en_US
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.subjectCancer Screeningen_US
dc.subjectHealth Literacyen_US
dc.subjectCervical-Canceren_US
dc.subjectBreast-Canceren_US
dc.subjectCovid-19en_US
dc.subjectImpacten_US
dc.subjectDiagnosisen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectAttitudesen_US
dc.subjectBarriersen_US
dc.subjectCareen_US
dc.titleCancer screening behaviors and health literacy levels of women aged 30 and over in the northwest Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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