Objectives: This study aimed to determine their attitudes and beliefs about breast cancer and breast self-examination and to define the factors influencing the belief and attitudes of women working at Eastern Mediterranean University as an academic and an administrative staff.
Methods: A total of 235 women participated in this study. Data was collected by the researcher using "Descriptive Characteristics Form" and "Champion's Health Belief Model Scale (CHBMS)". 
Results: It has been determined that the sub-dimension scores of women at CHBMS varied between 7,38±2,33 and 33,40±6,99, and statistically had a meaningful difference (p< 0,05) at the obstacle sense sub-dimension according to the work they were doing. For women who had mammography, the scores on benefit perception and confidence sense sub-dimensions were higher than the women who had no mammography, and the difference between them was statistically meaningful (p< 0,05). When clinical breast examination cases were analyzed, a meaningful statistical difference (p< 0,05) has been determined for other sub-dimensions except for sensitivity and the sense of seriousness. For women who had breast self-examination, a meaningful difference (p< 0,05) has been determined between the scores received at benefit perception, obstacle detection, confidence sense and health motivation. A meaningful difference (p>0,05) has not been determined at CHBMS between the sub-dimension score averages of women when their age, marital status, benign breast disease status, family cancer story, oral contraceptive and using estrogen, and the demand to participate in the education are considered.
Conclusions: In-service training programs should be held for women in order to increase their level of awareness on the importance of breast self-examination, clinical breast examination, and mammography in the early diagnosis of breast cancer. This study recommends that women should be informed about breast self-examination by the experts providing evidence-based documents since the source of information is visual and written press.

Attitudes and health beliefs associated with breast cancer and breast self examination behaviors among women working at universit