Barriers to women’s breast cancer screening behaviors in several countries: A meta-synthesis study
İlknur Özkan, Seçil Taylan
Abstract
In this meta-synthesis study, 47 qualitative studies that were conducted with a total of 2234 female participants aged between 18 and 75 years in 22 different countries were analyzed. The women were found to not participate breast cancer screening behaviors due to personal, social, and system barriers. Women's personal barriers were determined as fear, embarrassment, breast cancer perceptions and beliefs, lack of motivation, lack of knowledge, socioeconomic status, and negative experiences. Culture and stigma were identified as social barriers. Health insurance coverage, accessibility of health care services, and the attitudes of health care workers were classified as system barriers.
Topics & Concepts
EmbarrassmentBreast cancerSocioeconomic statusQualitative researchHealth careMedicineDeveloping countryStigma (botany)Social stigmaPsychologyFamily medicineCancerPopulationEnvironmental healthSocial psychologyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)PsychiatryPolitical scienceSociologyEconomic growthEconomicsSocial scienceLawInternal medicineGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningPatient-Provider Communication in HealthcareHealth Literacy and Information Accessibility