TY - JOUR ID - 84295 TI - Inconsistent Mammography Perceptions and Practice among Women of Over 40 Years in Iran JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention JA - APJCP LA - en SN - 1513-7368 AU - Pourhaji, Fatemeh AU - Ghofranipour, Fazlollah AD - Health Education and Health Promotion Department, Faculty of Medical Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Y1 - 2019 PY - 2019 VL - 20 IS - 5 SP - 1481 EP - 1485 KW - Keywords: Mammography KW - Screening KW - Transtheoretical model DO - 10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.5.1481 N2 - Objective: This paper aims to report the relationship between perceptions of mammography and screening practices.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between May and September 2017, involving 400 women of over40 years old, who was referred to as urban health centers in Tehran, Iran. The subjects were selected by multi-stagecluster sampling. Women with inconsistent mammography perceptions and practices were identified the Pros and Consof mammography behavior for perceptions and Transtheoretical model (TTM) stage of adoption for prior and intendedscreening practices. The research instrument included a self-administered questionnaire and data were analyzed usingdescriptive statistics and measures of central tendency, and the chi-square, T-tests, and correlation regression analysis.Results: The average age participant was 45.6±5.4. Consistent with the TTM and pros and cons of mammography,women in action tended to have more positive perceptions of mammography than women in pre-contemplation orcontemplation (mean decisional balance: action= 16.8; SD, 1.4; contemplation=1.8; SD, 0.48; precontemplation= SD,1.4;0.56; p<0.001). Conclusion: results of the current study indicate there are inconsistent mammography perceptionsand practice among women in Iran, then we recommend that future intervention, consider setting factors in additionto standard perceptions focused counseling. UR - https://journal.waocp.org/article_84295.html L1 - https://journal.waocp.org/article_84295_34576d1ed8b6a2eb0a55ab54af1ff11c.pdf ER -