Structural factors shaping health-seeking behaviour among breast cancer survivors in the Gaza Strip: A qualitative study utilising the right to health framework.

ABSTRACT: This paper aims to analyse the enabling and disabling factors for health-seeking behaviour among Palestinian breast cancer survivors in the Gaza Strip. Specifically, it investigates how the availability of and accessibility to healthcare services influence health-seeking behaviour during the detection and treatment stages. The core components of the Right to Health-accessibility, availability, acceptability, and quality serve as the theoretical framework for this study. Data were gathered through forty semi-structured interviews, predominantly with breast cancer survivors (38 participants). The collection of this data occurred between September 2020 and April 2021. These interviews were analysed using a framework analysis approach. The study's findings reveal that a portion of the particip

SUBMITTER: Ammar-Shehada W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12011271 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature