Abstract
BackgroundBreast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women, and in those with a positive family history, it is important to perform mammography. One of the probable barriers in doing mammography is fatalism.MethodsThis is a descriptive/cross-sectional study conducted on 400 women residing in Isfahan, Iran, randomly selected in 2017. Sampling was done randomly among the enrolled women in Health Integrity System. The data collection tool was a questionnaire regarding the demographic-fertility information and fatalism. The data analysis was done by SPSS software. A P-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.ResultsThe results showed that the mean rate of fatalism was 59.5 ± 23.2 in women with the experience of mammography, and 65.9±18.7 in women without the experience. Moreover, the mean rate of fatalism was 73.1±15.2 in subjects with a family history of breast cancer, and 59.3 ± 22.5 in those no family history related to this condition. Accordingly, fatalism was statistically significant associated (P < 0.001) with a family history of breast cancer and experience of mammography. There was no significant relationship between demographic information and fatalism (P > 0.05).ConclusionThe results indicated that fatalism in women with no experience of mammography was higher than in those with a positive history. Regarding the necessity of mammography in women with a family history of breast cancer, the required interventions seem to be essential to changing the viewpoints of women regarding the importance and effect of mammography as a screening method for breast cancer.
Highlights
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women, and in those with a positive family history, it is important to perform mammography
There was no significant relationship between demographic information and fatalism (P > 0.05)
Our findings showed that the mean score of fatalism in women with no experience of mammography was higher
Summary
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women, and in those with a positive family history, it is important to perform mammography. Breast cancer has the required criteria for screening and early diagnosis [7]. American Cancer Society suggests that for an early diagnosis of breast cancer, all women aged 40–44 years should undergo screening mammography on an annual basis [8]. Women with a positive family history of breast cancer are more likely to develop cancer [9]. In this regard, Braithwaite et al, (2018) reported a first-degree family history resulted in an absolute increase in 5-year risk of breast cancer [10]
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