The Investigation of Risk Factors and Awareness of Breast Cancer Among Syrian Immigrant Women

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 41 Sayı: 3 , 563 - 574 , 25.12.2025

Tuba Yılmaz Bulut , Birsen Altay

https://doi.org/10.53490/egehemsire.1591584

https://izlik.org/JA37YJ59JT

Öz

Objective: The study aims to determine the risk factors and awareness of breast cancer among Syrian migrant women, who are a disadvantaged group.
Methods: This descriptive study was completed with 400 women selected using the random sampling method. The data were collected with the Personal Information Form, the Breast Cancer Awareness Measure-Arabic, and the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Form. Percentage, mean, and median analyses, the Kruskal Wallis Test, and the Mann-Whitney U Test were used to analyze the data.
Results: The mean age of the women participating in the study was found to be 41.85±8.67. 45.8% of the participants in the study had a high body mass index. It was determined that 95% of the Syrian migrant women did not have a mammogram, 92.8% did not perform a breast self-examination, and 68.5% did not know the early diagnosis methods of breast cancer. The total breast cancer risk of the women participating in the study was found to be 162.35 (50-675). This means that the risk of developing breast cancer in Syrian migrant women over the age of 18 is moderately high. The awareness level of the women participating in the study regarding breast cancer was found to be 8.1 (0-27). It was determined that the breast cancer screening awareness levels of Syrian immigrant women aged 41-50 were higher than those of women aged 30-40. It was also found that the higher the level of education of the participants, the higher their awareness levels regarding breast cancer symptoms.
Conclusions: It was found that the awareness of breast cancer among the participants was low. In this context, training programs should be implemented for Syrian migrant women so that they can learn about breast cancer risks and their awareness can be increased.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Early diagnosis , awareness , breast cancer , migration

Suriyeli Göçmen Kadınların Meme Kanserine Yönelik Risk Faktörleri ve Farkındalıklarının İncelenmesi

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Öz

AAmaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı Suriyeli göçmen kadınların meme kanserine yönelik risk faktörlerini ve farkındalıklarını belirlemektir.
Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı türde olan araştırma, 2021 yılı Eylül-Ekim ayları arasında yapılmıştır. Rastgele örnekleme yöntemiyle araştırma kapsamında yapılan güç analizine göre araştırma 400 kadın ile tamamlanmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacılar tarafından literatür doğrultusunda hazırlanan kişisel bilgi formu, 'Meme Kanseri Farkındalık Ölçeği-Arapça formu' ve 'Meme Kanseri Risk Değerlendirme Formu' kullanılmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde yüzde, ortalama, medyan, Kruskal Wallis Testi ve Mann-Whitney U analizleri kullanıldı.
Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan kadınların yaş ortalaması 41.85±8.67 olarak bulundu. Çalışmaya katılan katılımcıların %45.8'inin vücut kitle indeksi yüksek bulundu. Suriyeli göçmen kadınların %95'inin mamografi çektirmediği, %92.8'inin kendi kendine meme muayenesi yapmadığı ve %68.5'inin meme kanseri erken tanı yöntemlerini bilmediği belirlendi. Araştırmaya katılan kadınların toplam meme kanseri riski 162.35 (50-675) olarak bulundu. Bu da 18 yaş üstü Suriyeli göçmen kadınların meme kanserine yakalanma riskinin orta derecede yüksek olduğu anlamına gelmektedir. Araştırmaya katılan kadınların meme kanserine yönelik farkındalık düzeyleri 8.1(0-27) olarak bulunmuştur. 41-50 yaş arası Suriyeli göçmen kadınların meme kanseri tarama farkındalık düzeylerinin 30-40 yaş grubundaki kadınlara göre daha yüksek olduğu belirlendi. Ayrıca katılımcıların eğitim düzeyi ne kadar yüksekse meme kanseri belirtilerine ilişkin farkındalık düzeylerinin de o kadar yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur.
Sonuç: Araştırma sonuçlarına göre elde edilen bulgular dikkate alındığında: Kadınların meme kanserine ilişkin farkındalıklarının düşük olduğu bulunmuştur. Araştırmaya katılan kadınların eğitim düzeyi ile meme kanseri farkındalıklarının ters orantılı olduğu bulundu. Ayrıca kadınların çoğunun meme kanseri erken tanı uygulamalarını bildiği, ancak uygulamadığı belirlendi. Bu kapsamda dezavantajlı bir grup olan Suriyeli göçmen kadınların meme kanseri risklerini öğrenmeleri ve farkındalıklarını artırmaları için eğitim programları uygulanmalıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Erken tanı , Farkındalık , meme kanseri , göç

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