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Purpose <p>This study determined female college students’ intentions and health beliefs towards breast self-examination (BSE) at a local higher education institution (HEI) in the province of Pampanga, Philippines.</p> Methods <p>The study employs the Health Belief Model (HBM) to analyze the intentions and health beliefs of the respondents. With ethical approval and utilizing an analytical cross-sectional design, data were gathered from female college students aged 18–26 enrolled in the local HEI. The Champion’s HBM Scale was adapted to measure health beliefs, excluding redundant or irrelevant constructs.</p> Results <p>Results indicate low perceived susceptibility and self-efficacy but high perceived seriousness, self-benefit, and health motivation among participants. Significant associations were found between students’ socio-demographic profiles, health beliefs, and intentions toward BSE. Only self-efficacy was strongly linked to the intention to perform BSE.</p> Conclusion <p>Overall, the study emphasizes female college students’ low intentions and health beliefs toward BSE, underscoring the necessity of educational interventions to enhance BSE practices among young women.</p>

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Assessing the Intentions and Health Beliefs of Female College Students Towards Breast self-examination: Experience from a Local Higher Education Institution

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    2025年12月24日

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  • Raphael Enrique Tiongco,
  • Brien Andrei Bugarin,
  • Carla Mae Guico,
  • Jean Denise Gonzales,
  • Julia Ysabelle Buco,
  • Maria Carmela Capili,
  • Jennifer Santillan,
  • Annalyn Navarro

摘要

Purpose

This study determined female college students’ intentions and health beliefs towards breast self-examination (BSE) at a local higher education institution (HEI) in the province of Pampanga, Philippines.

Methods

The study employs the Health Belief Model (HBM) to analyze the intentions and health beliefs of the respondents. With ethical approval and utilizing an analytical cross-sectional design, data were gathered from female college students aged 18–26 enrolled in the local HEI. The Champion’s HBM Scale was adapted to measure health beliefs, excluding redundant or irrelevant constructs.

Results

Results indicate low perceived susceptibility and self-efficacy but high perceived seriousness, self-benefit, and health motivation among participants. Significant associations were found between students’ socio-demographic profiles, health beliefs, and intentions toward BSE. Only self-efficacy was strongly linked to the intention to perform BSE.

Conclusion

Overall, the study emphasizes female college students’ low intentions and health beliefs toward BSE, underscoring the necessity of educational interventions to enhance BSE practices among young women.