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  • Breast cancer screening behaviors among immigrant Iranian women in the United States

    Creator:
    Shirazi, Mehra A.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study was to describe Iranian immigrant women's knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards breast cancer, and their breast cancer screening behaviors. Specifically, this research examined the predictors of age-specific breast cancer screening participation among this population. The participants in this study consisted (n=34 1) of self-identified first...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    together. Most Iranians are Muslims; 95% belong to the Shi'a branch of Islam, the official state religion