Barriers to and factors facilitating breast cancer screening among Iranian women: a qualitative study
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2007; 13 (5): 1160-1169
in English
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ABSTRACT
This study used qualitative methodology to understand Iranian women's views about barriers to and factors facilitating screening for early detection of breast cancer. Using grounded theory with in-depth interviews of 31 participants, themes emerged from the data in 2 main categories [internal and external] with 3 sub-categories women's attitudes, feelings and beliefs; women's social network experiences; and accessibility. Facilitating factors for screening were self-care, fear, proactive coping, state of mind and advocacy. Barriers were negligence, cancer-related fear, low self-efficacy, fatalism, misinformation, ineffective health communication and competing priorities
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Attitude
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Mass Screening
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Surveys and Questionnaires
Type of study:
Screening study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2007
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