Marzieh Rakhshkhorshid|Maryam Navaee|Nayereh Nouri|Fatemeh Safarzaii
The Association of Health Literacy with Breast Cancer Knowledge, Perception and Screening Behavior
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences|Zahedan University of Medical Sciences|Zahedan University of Medical Sciences|Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
objectivethe incidence breast cancer among iranian women increasing 70 patients diagnosed advanced stagesthe current study aimed evaluating association health literacy hl breast cancer knowledge perception screening behavior women materials methodsthe current crosssectional descriptive study conducted 250 women referred health centers zahedan irandata collection instrument included demographic information form iranian health literacy questionnaire ihlq champions health belief model scale resultsthe majority participants 896 limited hlparticipants limited hl less breast cancer knowledge less perceived severity higher hl scoreparticipants higher hl score done breast selfexam bse othersthere significant relationship hl clinical breast examination cbe perceived susceptibility conclusioninterventions enhance breast cancer knowledge screening notice hl women