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PEREZ ZUMANO, Sofía Elena; LOPEZ ROMERO, Ana Laura; BENITEZ CHAVIRA, Luis Ángel  y  SANDOVAL ALONSO, Leticia. Knowledge and behaviors on breast cancer risk factors among a group of women. Enferm. univ [online]. 2011, vol.8, n.1, pp.26-32. ISSN 2395-8421.

Introduction: In Mexico, every two hours a. woman dies of breast cancer (BrCa); thus Nursing should assume a principal roll in the promotion of women's health. Objective: explore the relationship between knowledge and behavior related to risk factors and BrCa early detection. Materials and methods: basic, descriptive, and observational study pilot, which included 52 women older than 25 working in an education institution. The variables were BrCa risk factors, personal background, protecting or risk conducts, knowledge and screening. Results: K Richardson was .73. Average age was 38 +- 8. Women between 47-57 reported a lower level of education (Z = -2.87, p =. 004), and less knowledge (ANOVA p =. 02). Women who did not report chronic illness data reported greater average number of risk conducts (3+-1) than those who did (2+-1, t = 2.944, gl = 50, p <. 005). Discussion: our results are consistent with those of the literature: when knowledge is insufficient women do not behave healthy and do not perform early detection practices. Conclusion: it is necessary to implement strategies to enhance knowledge and frequency of BrCa early detection practices.

Palabras llave : Knowledge; breast cancer risk factor; behavior.

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