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Health beliefs about cervical cancer in university students

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dc.contributor.authorNelas, Paula
dc.contributor.authorDuarte, João
dc.contributor.authorChaves, Cláudia
dc.contributor.authorCoutinho, Emília
dc.contributor.authorAmaral, Odete
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-27T08:44:08Z
dc.date.available2019-01-06T01:30:12Z
dc.date.issued2015-01-06
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT: Problem Statement: There are approximately 60000 women with cervical cancer in Europe and of these, 30000 die annually. Through screening programmes we can prevent many cases of illness and death1. Research Questions: What are the health beliefs about cervical cancer in university students? Purpose of the Study: To identify health beliefs about cervical cancer in university students. Research Methods: This is a quantitative, analytical, comparative and correlational study, with a sample of 345 university students. The data collection instrument is a questionnaire that assesses the health beliefs about cervical cancer in university students and the Health Belief Scale2. Findings: The participants have a low belief in vulnerability, an average belief in severity relative to cervical cancer, a high belief in benefits and indifference in the belief of barriers to screening. Conclusions: Health professionals are fundamental in health education so that people will adopt healthy attitudes to health, to encourage adherence to screening for cervical cancer and to demystify wrong ideas.por
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the project PEst-OE/CED/UI4016/2011, and the Center for Studies in Education, Technologies and Health (CI&DETS), sponsored the translation of the article.por
dc.identifier.citationNelas, P., Duarte, J., Chaves, C., Coutinho, E., & Amaral, O. (2015). Health beliefs about cervical cancer in university students. Procedia: Social and Behavioral Science, 165(2015), 189 – 194.por
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.12.621
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/2875
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherElsevierpor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042814067603#por
dc.subjectCervical cancerpor
dc.subjectHealth beliefspor
dc.subjectUniversity studentspor
dc.titleHealth beliefs about cervical cancer in university studentspor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage194por
oaire.citation.startPage189por
oaire.citation.volume165por
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