Psychological Stress among Woman’s and it’s Health Seeking Behavior towards Breast Examination at Early Detection Centers for Breast Cancer in Hilla Teaching Hospital

Background:Psychological stress as any stimulus, such as fear or pain, which interferes with the natural physiological balance of man, we all experience stress and stress in our daily lives for various reasons, whether due to family life or financial pressures or personal relationships. The study aims to identify the psychological stress among women’s and its health seeking behaviors who attending to Early Detection Centers for Breast Cancer. As well as, investigate the relationship between women’s their psychological stress and their health seeking behavior.

Methodology:A descriptive study is conducted by a non probability “convenience” sample of (100) woman’s who vesting the early detection centers for breast cancer in Hilla City. The questionnaire which are included (40) items. These items are divided into (2) sections which include psychological stress domains which is composed of (23) items; and health seeking behaviors domains which is composed of (17) items. Data are collected through the use of an interview technique by the questionnaire as means for data collection. Data are analyzed through the application of descriptive statistical data analysis approach that includes, frequencies, percentages, mean of scores, standard deviation; and inferential statistical data analysis approach includes, Chi-squared test.

Results:The study results indicate that majority of (65%) of woman’s were suffers partial psychological stress, and (54%) of them were never seek health behaviors towards breast examination for detection breast cancer. As well as, there was insignificant association between woman’s their psychological stress towards early detection of breast cancer and their health seeking behaviors at p-value >0.05.

Conclusion:Overall woman’s with partial psychological stress are never seeks of health and their psychological stress has been not affected their health seeking. Health directorate decision makers need to be employed based on a quality guidelines in order to improve the early detection center for breast cancer. Also, further studies could be undertaken to involve the national level of evaluation woman’s knowledge regarding early detection of breast cancer and their health seeking behaviors.