Reliability and validity of Champion's Health Belief Model Scale for breast cancer screening among Malaysian women.

• Main Authors: Parisa , Parsa, Kandiah, Mirnalini, Mohd Taib, Mohd Nasir, Abdul Rahman, Hejar, Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Singapore Medical Association 2008
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16506/1/Reliability%20and%20validity%20of%20Champion.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16506/; http://smj.sma.org.sg/smjcurrent.html

Introduction: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Malaysian women, and the use of breast self-examination (BSE), clinical breast examination (CBE) and mammography remain low in Malaysia. Therefore, there is a need to develop a valid and reliable tool to measure the beliefs that...