Investigating attitudinal barriers to breast cancer mammography screening among women in Zabol city

This study aimed to identify the psychological obstacles to breast cancer mammographic screening among women in Zabol City. This is because screening programs, including those for breast cancer, are not widely accepted, and because cultural, social, and economic differences exist between different regions of Iran. Cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical research methods were used. Two hundred women over the age of 40 who will be living in Zabol City in 2020 and who were chosen through census sampling are included in the statistical population. Data for the study were gathered using the typical professional ethics criterion questionnaire. Software called SPSS was used to examine the study s data. Two hundred women were questioned for this study. There were just 5% unmarried ladies and 85.5% were married. 82% of the women polled were employed, and 56% were stay-at-home mothers. 44.5% of women had a university degree, while 13.5% were illiterate. The obstacles of not having breast cancer symptoms and mammography performed by male staff and physicians were the two most prevalent attitudinal hurdles among women, with 75.5% and 49.5% of women agreeing on each. The three factors The lack of diagnostic significance of mammography in early cancer diagnosis and Not trusting mammography and Not trusting national policies and guidelines have the lowest frequency of all of the aforementioned factors, with 6% and 9%, respectively, of agreeing and completely agreeing. This study has identified the key elements that have been lowering mammography motivation among women in the Sistan area. This study also showed that women s work, educational attainment, and socioeconomic standing might influence their attitudes regarding mammography.