Mammography screening: views from women and primary care physicians in Crete

BMC Women's Health

Table 3 Barriers to mammography identified by women and physicians

WOMEN		PHYSICIANS
Absence of any symptoms	Contextual issues
Fear of radiation		Access to a mammography screening center
Lack of recommendation of physician		Difficulties in scheduling an appointment in state Hospitals, waiting time
Fear of pain		Distance, transportation problems from mountain regions to the city
Fear of results-diagnosis	Women related issues
Family obligations		Absence of symptoms
Embarrassment		Embarrassment felt by women
Cost		Consequences of radiation
Lack of information		Fear of diagnosis
Lack of free time		Problem of free time and family obligations
Distance from screening centers – Transportation problems		Cost at Private Centres
	Physician related issues
		Physician judgment and management
		Gender of physician

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