The relationship between self-esteem, health habits, and knowledge of BSE practice in female inmates

被引:10
作者
Brewer, MK [1 ]
Baldwin, D [1 ]
机构
[1] Georgia State Univ, Norcross, GA 30092 USA
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10.1046/j.1525-1446.2000.00016.x
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 [公共卫生与预防医学]; 120402 [社会医学与卫生事业管理];
摘要
This article reports on data derived from an investigation of the self-esteem, health habits, and knowledge of breast self-examination (BSE) practice in female inmates. A descriptive correlational study was conducted with a prison sample of 197 adult females incarcerated in a women's state prison. Major findings of the study suggest that female inmates in general had medium to high self-esteem, poor health habits before incarceration, and minimal knowledge about BSE practice. Only 26% reported correct knowledge related to frequency in BSE practice, and few reported that they knew correct BSE technique. In addition, findings suggest that a correlation does not exist between self-esteem and knowledge of BSE practice, and participants' last grade completed served as a good predictor of women's knowledge of BSE practice.
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页码:16 / 24
页数:9
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