Cancer screening and its associated factors in hypertensive individuals: new insights from the 2021 STEPs national study in Iran
Despite these findings, cancer screening rates in Iran remain alarmingly low, particularly among high-risk groups such as hypertensive individuals. Urgent reforms and targeted strategies are required to increase screening uptake and enhance early detection efforts in populations at risk.
Authors
- Farzad Kompani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6090-4595)
- Ali Golestani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5192-0435)
- Sheida Sarrafzadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0460-0690)
- Sepehr Khosravi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5372-0787)
- Ozra Tabatabaei-Malazy
- Samaneh Akbarpour
- Dorsa Salabat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1585-5808)
- Nazila Rezaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4241-1783)
Institutions
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22423-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services