TY - JOUR JF - HBI_Journals JO - SJKU VL - 19 IS - 3 PY - 2014 Y1 - 2014/10/01 TI - Application of a health belief model for explaining mammography behavior by using structural equation model in women in Sanandaj TT - کاربرد الگوی اعتقاد بهداشتی بهداشتی برای رفتار ماموگرافی با استفاده از مدل معادله ساختاردر زنان شهر سنندج N2 - Background and Aim: In Iran like other developing countries, age of breast cancer is lower, in comparison to the developed countries. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of mammography behavior with demographic factors and health belief model constructs to perform mammography behavior and also to assess the predictive power of this model. Methods: In this cross-sectional study we selected 593 non lactating and non-pregnant women of 40 years of age and older without breast cancer by random clustered sampling method. Demographic data, history of previous mammography and data about HBM (perceived susceptibility, severity, self-efficacy, health motivation, benefits, and barriers) were collected by using self-report questionnaires. SPSS and LISREL software were used for data analysis. Results: Following perceived susceptibility (r=0.48) and perceived barriers, (r=0.17), self-efficacy showed the highest correlation (r=0.61) with mammogram performance (p SP - 103 EP - 115 AU - Taymoori, Parvaneh AU - Habibi, Sogand AD - Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences KW - Breast cancer KW - Health belief model KW - Mammography KW - Structural equation model UR - http://sjku.muk.ac.ir/article-1-1555-en.html DO - 10.22102/19.3.12 ER -