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Barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening among women in primary care settings

Samia Farouk Mahmoud, Hanan Hassan Elezaby, Mohamed Gamal Elsehrawy, Samah El Awady Bassam, Samia Eaid Elgazzar, Tasneem Ragab Ahmed Salama.


Abstract
Objective: To explore barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening among women in primary care settings.
Methodology: This descriptive study was done in May 2024 and involved a purposive sample of 234 women from outpatient-clinics at Beni-Suef University Hospitals. Interview for knowledge and practices of women regarding breast cancer screening, barriers to breast cancer screening and facilitators to breast cancer screening were used.
Results: We found that 54.3% of women demonstrated good knowledge regarding breast cancer prevention. For physical activity, 71.8% engaged in correct practices. Practices related to Breast Self-Examination were correct for 76.5% of women. Overall, 55.6% reported good practices. Furthermore, 86.8% of women faced strong barriers to breast cancer screening. Only 11.1% of women had high awareness of facilitators to breast cancer screening.
Conclusion: More than half of the women demonstrate good knowledge. Less than three-fifths reported good practices and a high percentage of women faced strong barriers to breast cancer screening.

Key words: Barriers, facilitators, breast cancer, screening.


 
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Mahmoud SF, Elezaby HH, Elsehrawy MG, Bassam SEA, Elgazzar SE, Salama TRA. Barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening among women in primary care settings. RMJ. 2025; 50(1): 154-158. doi:10.5455/rmj.20241103030712

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Mahmoud SF, Elezaby HH, Elsehrawy MG, Bassam SEA, Elgazzar SE, Salama TRA. Barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening among women in primary care settings. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=227182 [Access: March 13, 2025]. doi:10.5455/rmj.20241103030712

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Mahmoud SF, Elezaby HH, Elsehrawy MG, Bassam SEA, Elgazzar SE, Salama TRA. Barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening among women in primary care settings. RMJ. 2025; 50(1): 154-158. doi:10.5455/rmj.20241103030712


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Mahmoud SF, Elezaby HH, Elsehrawy MG, Bassam SEA, Elgazzar SE, Salama TRA. Barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening among women in primary care settings. RMJ. (2025), [cited March 13, 2025]; 50(1): 154-158. doi:10.5455/rmj.20241103030712


Harvard Style

Mahmoud, S. F., Elezaby, . H. H., Elsehrawy, . M. G., Bassam, . S. E. A., Elgazzar, . S. E. & Salama, . T. R. A. (2025) Barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening among women in primary care settings. RMJ, 50 (1), 154-158. doi:10.5455/rmj.20241103030712


Turabian Style

Mahmoud, Samia Farouk, Hanan Hassan Elezaby, Mohamed Gamal Elsehrawy, Samah El Awady Bassam, Samia Eaid Elgazzar, and Tasneem Ragab Ahmed Salama. 2025. Barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening among women in primary care settings. Rawal Medical Journal, 50 (1), 154-158. doi:10.5455/rmj.20241103030712


Chicago Style

Mahmoud, Samia Farouk, Hanan Hassan Elezaby, Mohamed Gamal Elsehrawy, Samah El Awady Bassam, Samia Eaid Elgazzar, and Tasneem Ragab Ahmed Salama. "Barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening among women in primary care settings." Rawal Medical Journal 50 (2025), 154-158. doi:10.5455/rmj.20241103030712


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Mahmoud, Samia Farouk, Hanan Hassan Elezaby, Mohamed Gamal Elsehrawy, Samah El Awady Bassam, Samia Eaid Elgazzar, and Tasneem Ragab Ahmed Salama. "Barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening among women in primary care settings." Rawal Medical Journal 50.1 (2025), 154-158. Print. doi:10.5455/rmj.20241103030712


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Mahmoud, S. F., Elezaby, . H. H., Elsehrawy, . M. G., Bassam, . S. E. A., Elgazzar, . S. E. & Salama, . T. R. A. (2025) Barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening among women in primary care settings. Rawal Medical Journal, 50 (1), 154-158. doi:10.5455/rmj.20241103030712


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