Structural equation modeling analysis of determinants of barriers to breast self-examination among Eastern Chinese women

Jianwei Yu, Yizheng Gao, Hairuo Wang, Binghao Liu and Shunhua Zhang

PLOS ONE, 2023, vol. 18, issue 3, 1-13

Abstract: Background: This study aimed to establish a structural equation model to determine the associations among knowledge of breast cancer, beliefs about breast self-examination (BSE), BSE practice, socio-economic status (SES), and barriers to BSE among Eastern Chinese women. Methods: An online cross-sectional correlational survey of 2026 women from Eastern China was undertaken by a self-administered questionnaire in 2020. Structural equation modeling was utilized for examining the interrelationships between BSE barriers and other variables. Results: Our results suggested that BSE barriers were significantly and negatively related to SES, BSE beliefs, and BSE practices (β = -0.176, p

Date: 2023
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