Chung-Yul Lee et al. describe a study which aimed to identify the factors which influence breast examination in rural Korea.Chung-Yul Lee, Hee-Soon Kim, Ok-Kyung Ham, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea & Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. Article accepted for publication: August 2002This study was supported by a grant of the 2001 Yonsei University Scholarly Research Fund.