Application of Health Belief Model on Breast Self-Examination: A Meta-Analysis

Maranata Maranata (Masters Program of Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Eti Poncorini Pamungkasari (Masters Program of Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Rita Benya Adriani (Department of Nursing Polytechnic Health Surakarta Institution, Surakarta)

Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior
Vol. 5 No. 3 (2020)

Background: Breast cancer is a type of cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in wo­men. BSE is an early detection method for breast can­cer. Health Belief Model is a model of health behavior that can predict women's interest in prac­ticing BSE. This study aims to estimate the Health Belief Model's effect in the practice of BSE by meta-analysis.Subjects and Method: Meta-analysis was performed by searching for articles from the Pub­Med database, Springer Link, Elsevier, and Google Scholar. The keywords used were "health belief model," OR "health belief" OR "belief" AND "breast self-examination," OR "breast cancer screening." This study's inclu­sion criteria were full-text articles published in 2011-2020, a cross-sectional study design. Article analysis using RevMan 5.3 software.Results: There were 12 articles in total. The results showed that perceived benefits were strong (aOR= 1.02; 95% CI= 0.94-1.11; p= 0.590; I2= 73%), perceived barriers were weak (aOR = 1; 95% CI= 0.95-1.05; p= 0.920; I2= 87%).Conclusion: Perceived benefits and perceived barriers are not statistically significant in predi­c­t­i­ng BSE practice in women.Keywords: health belief model, perceived be­ne­­­fits, perceived barriers, BSECorrespondence: Maranata. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebe­las Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java. Email: marana­taima­@­gmail­.­com­. Mobile­: 085867548771Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior (2020), 05(03): 221-231https://doi.org/10.26911/thejhpb.2020.05.03.08.