Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
Int J Equity Health. 2017 Jun 7;16(1):97. doi: 10.1186/s12939-017-0592-0.
It is widely accepted that a healthy lifestyle may decrease the probability of developing cancer. This study aimed to describe a study protocol that makes it possible to explore preventive health lifestyles of Iranian women and their received social support for the purpose of developing cultural strategies to increase breast cancer prevention.
A mixed-methods study will be accomplished in two sequential parts. First, a cross-sectional study will be conducted in which 2,250 Iranian women are recruited by using a random multistage cluster sampling of 20 health care centers. Structured face-to-face interviews will be conducted to obtain information on the participants' health lifestyle and perceived social support. Data will be analyzed using both multivariate regression and structural equation modeling techniques. Then, a qualitative study will be conducted among employed women using a purposive sampling design. Data will be collected by means of focus groups and semi-structured interviews and will be analyzed using a conventional content analysis approach. The results of the quantitative and qualitative study will be used to develop breast cancer preventive strategies.
Researchers need to acquire knowledge regarding the lifestyle and perceived social support of Iranian women that will foster culturally competent approaches to promote healthy lifestyles to develop breast cancer preventive strategies. Examining breast cancer preventive lifestyles provides valuable information for designing applicable intervention programs for improving women's health.
人们普遍认为，健康的生活方式可能会降低患癌症的概率。本研究旨在描述一项研究方案，该方案能够探索伊朗女性的预防保健生活方式及其获得的社会支持，以便制定增加乳腺癌预防的文化策略。
这项混合方法研究将分两个连续部分进行。首先，将进行一项横断面研究，通过对 20 个医疗中心的随机多级聚类抽样，招募 2250 名伊朗女性。将通过结构化的面对面访谈获取参与者健康生活方式和感知社会支持的信息。将使用多元回归和结构方程建模技术对数据进行分析。然后，将采用目的抽样设计在在职女性中进行定性研究。将通过焦点小组和半结构化访谈收集数据，并使用常规内容分析方法进行分析。定量和定性研究的结果将用于制定乳腺癌预防策略。
研究人员需要了解伊朗女性的生活方式和感知社会支持，这将有助于制定促进健康生活方式的文化能力方法，以制定乳腺癌预防策略。研究乳腺癌预防生活方式为设计改善妇女健康的适用干预计划提供了有价值的信息。
