@article { author = {Safizade, Hossein and Hafezpour, Sara and Mangolian Shahrbabaki, Parvin}, title = {Health Damaged Context: Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening from Viewpoint of Iranian Health Volunteers}, journal = {Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention}, volume = {19}, number = {7}, pages = {1941-1949}, year = {2018}, publisher = {West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), APOCP's West Asia Chapter.}, issn = {1513-7368}, eissn = {2476-762X}, doi = {10.22034/APJCP.2018.19.7.1941}, abstract = {Background: Breast cancer is common among cancer diseases and the second leading cause of death among womenworldwide. The breast cancer-caused death is directly associated with diagnosis time of the disease. Screening is one ofthe major methods for health promotion in human societies. However, many women still refuse to do the periodicscreening. The present study is aimed to analyze the experiences of health volunteers in order to understand the barriers tobreast cancer screening among women at southeast of Iran. Methods: Data collection was performed through focusgroups. Using the purposive sampling method, 24 participants were selected and then were allocated to 6-membergroups. The data were analysed using Lundman and Graneheim qualitative content analysis. Results: The main theme of“Health Damage Context” was extracted with four main categories, including: family barriers, cultural and social barriers,personal barriers and organizational barriers. Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, there are numerousbarriers to regular breast cancer screening, and for the same reasons, the willingness to screening is sometimes notsatisfactory. Therefore, in case of the women’s referral to health centers, nurses and other health-care professionalsshould inform them about the role of different screening methods in early diagnosis and rapid treatment of breast cancer.}, keywords = {breast cancer,Screening,barrier,health volunteers,Prevention}, url = {https://journal.waocp.org/article_64824.html}, eprint = {https://journal.waocp.org/article_64824_378315f1d9b1130573ae229c787bd003.pdf} }