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Table 2 Comparison of Health Belief Model factors among performers and non-performers of BSE

From: Determinants of breast self-examination practice among women in Surabaya, Indonesia: an application of the health belief model

Variable

Performing BSE

t

df

p

Yes

No

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Susceptibility

14.11(4.26)

14.11(4.05)

−.01

1965

.99

Severity

38.63(8.53)

39.10 (8.42)

−1.22

1965

.22

Benefits

20.27(2.67)

18.46 (3.23)

13.35

1963*

<.001

Barriers

16.34 (4.75)

19.52 (5.05)

−14.25

1915*

<.001

Cues to action

29.38 (4.72)

27.88 (5.40)

6.48

1950*

<.001

Self-efficacy

11.26 (2.06)

9.03 (2.56)

20.92

1965*

<.001

  1. *Levene’s test indicated unequal variances (F’s > 14.12, p’s < .001) so degrees of freedom were adjusted
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