Health beliefs of the working women and sociodemographic characteries effect on breast cancer screening in a factory

The purpose of study was to descriptive health beliefs of the working women and sociodemographic characteries effect on breast cancer early detection measures in a factory in İzmir. The study population was consisted of 167 working women who accepted questions in Ekoten Tekstil in Torbalı district in İzmir. For data collection we used sociodemographic questionnaire form and Champion?s rewised Health Belief Model Scala .According to the women?s responds % 23.4 of the women have breast self examination (BSE), %12.6 of the women have clinical breast examination (CBE) and % 4.8 of the 40 and older ages women have mammography within the past year.Results showed and % 91.6 of women reported have not education about breast cancer. Women reported that they have education about breast cancer practised breast cancer early detection measures more than the other women. White collar workers practise BSE more than blue collar workers. Women who over the age of 42 have CBE more than 30 and under age women. Breast cancer history was significanty associated with have CBE and have mammography for over the age of 40. Women who income level as bad more have mammography than level as middle /good (p<0.05).Higher perceived confidence for BSE and lower perceived barriers to BSE were significanty associated with performing BSE. Lower barriers to mammography was significanty associated with having mammography (p<0.05).Women must to be educated because of who women reported have education about breast cancer were practise breast cancer early detection more than the other women. All three breast cancer early detection measures and their important must involve to worksite education programs in worksite health department. CBE must practise by worksite doctor and worksite nurse.