Factors Affecting XXXX Screening Behaviors Based On the Precaution Adoption Process Model: A Qualitative Study.

@entity5 @entity1
One of the most preventable @entity5 in @entity1 is @entity5 . Pap smear test is an effective screening program; however, it is not conducted very frequently. The aim of this study is explaining the determinants affecting @entity1 's participation in the Pap smear test based on precaution adoption process model with a qualitative approach. This study was a qualitative approach using a Directed Content Analysis methodology which was conducted in 2014. @entity1 were 30 rural @entity1 who participated in this study voluntarily in sarvabad, Iran. Purposive sampling was initiated and continued until data saturation. Semi-structured interviews were the primary method of data collection. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis and continuous comparisons. @entity1 s information and awareness about @entity5 and Pap smear is insufficient and most of them believed that they were not at risk; however, they perceived the severity of the disease. Some of them had no adequate understanding of the test benefits. They pointed to the lack of time, financial difficulties, fear of test result and lack of awareness as the main barriers against the Pap smear test; however, they did not say that they were not willing to do the test. Findings could help health policy makers to find the right area and purpose to facilitate the participation of @entity1 in the Pap smear test.
