Author/Authors :
Lamyian, M. tarbiat modares university - Faculty of Medical Science - Department of Health Education, تهران, ايران , Hydarnia, A. tarbiat modares university - Faculty of Medical Science - Department of Health Education, تهران, ايران , Ahmadi, F. tarbiat modares university - Department of Health Education, Department of Nursing, تهران, ايران , Faghihzadeh, S. tarbiat modares university - Department of Health Education, Department of Biostatistics, تهران, ايران , Aguilar-Vafaie, M.E. tarbiat modares university - Department of Psychology, Department of Psychology, تهران, ايران
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.
