I trust doctors and midwives: exploring breast cancer literacy among women referring to the health centers in Iran
The findings suggest that barriers in access, and understanding of information on breast cancer exist among women. The findings also suggest that women's decision-making and preventive behaviors on breast care are much dependent on social and cultural factors.
Authors
- Minoor Lamyian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7033-5605)
- Fazlollah Ahmadi
- Ali Montazeri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5198-9539)
- Sedighe Rezaie-Chamani
Institutions
- University of Science and Culture (IR)
- Tarbiat Modares University (IR)
- Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Cancer
- Published
- 2024-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-12988-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85