by Suk-yee Fung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 95-107). / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgement --- p.ii / Table of Contents --- p.iii / List of Tables --- p.v / List of Figures --- p.vii / List of Appendices --- p.viii / Chapter Chapter I - --- Introduction --- p.1 / Introduction --- p.1 / Epidemiology of Breast Cancer --- p.2 / The Aetiology of Breast Cancer --- p.4 / Prognosis --- p.4 / Effects of Breast Cancer --- p.5 / Management of Breast Cancer --- p.6 / Prevention and Early Detection of Breast Cancer --- p.8 / Theoretical Framework --- p.18 / Chapter Chapter II - --- Method --- p.39 / Research Design --- p.39 / Sample --- p.40 / Measures --- p.41 / Procedure --- p.48 / Data Analysis --- p.49 / Chapter Chapter III - --- Results --- p.50 / Chapter 1 --- Sample Characteristics --- p.50 / Chapter 1.1 --- Demographic profile --- p.50 / Chapter 1.2 --- Medical history and health practices --- p.52 / Chapter 1.3 --- Health status and health values --- p.53 / Chapter 1.4 --- Knowledge of breast cancer --- p.54 / Chapter 1.5 --- Attitudes toward breast cancer --- p.55 / Chapter 2 --- Breast Self-Examination Practices --- p.57 / Chapter 3 --- Social Influence on Breast Self-Examination Practices --- p.60 / Chapter 4 --- Health Belief Model Measures --- p.61 / Chapter 5 --- Comparison of Practicers and Non-practicers --- p.62 / Chapter 6 --- Predictors of breast self-examination practices --- p.67 / Chapter 6.1 --- Practicers vs Non-practicers --- p.67 / Chapter 6.2 --- Frequency of breast self-examination --- p.70 / Chapter 6.3 --- Breast self-examination intention --- p.75 / Chapter Chapter IV - --- Discussion & Conclusions --- p.77 / Discussion --- p.77 / Conclusions --- p.93 / References --- p.95 / Appendices --- p.108
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_320692 |
| Date | January 1995 |
| Contributors | Fung, Suk-yee., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Nursing. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, viii, 138 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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