Barriers and facilitators to participation in breast, bowel and cervical cancer screening in rural Victoria: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Issue addressed

Population cancer screening rates are around 50% for the general population and even lower in rural areas. This study aimed to explore knowledge, attitudes, behaviours, motivators and barriers to breast, bowel and cervical screening participation in under-screened men and women.

Methods

We used a qualitative research design. Focus groups were segmented by age, sex and screening participation. Participants were under-screened in at least one of the cancer screening programs, with separate groups for each of the programs. The discussion guides were designed around the Health Belief Model and group discussions were coded using a thematic content analysis approach.

Results

Fourteen focus groups were held with 80 participants. Key themes were that the conce

SUBMITTER: Azar D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9292328 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature