Barriers to screening of breast and cervical cancer among women in remote villages of Karnataka: an analysis using the Health Belief Model
Addressing barriers to cervical and breast cancer screening requires a holistic, community-centred approach informed by theoretical models like HBM. Sustainable interventions must prioritise awareness, accessibility and affordability to bridge critical healthcare gaps and reduce the burden of cancer in rural India.
Authors
- Kunal Oswal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4467-2274)
- Bharat Kumar Sarvepalli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0782-7919)
- Ramachandran Venkataramanan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5204-3748)
- Mrunmayee P. Toraskar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6855-0522)
- Sai Murali
- Mayank Chhabra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7887-4320)
- Sripriya Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0918-5112)
- Yogesh Kumar Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1385-4692)
- Somika Meet
- Gandhar Tendulkar
Institutions
- Twitter (United States) (US)
- Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University (IN)
- University College for Women (IN)
- Government of Karnataka (IN)
- Anusandhan Trust (IN)
- Karma Healthcare (IN)
- Early Warning (United States) (US)
- Pandit Sundarlal Sharma Open University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ecancermedicalscience
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2025.1980
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00