Determinants of mammography screening uptake among women attending family health centers in Ankara, Türkiye…

Cross-sectionalBMC health services research· Aug 2026

Determinants of mammography screening uptake among women attending family health centers in Ankara, Türkiye: a cross-sectional study.

Fatıma Betül Topcu, Sultan Pınar Çetintepe, Caner Baysan … Seçil Özkan

Breast ImagingCross-sectionalClinical practiceQ1IF 3.5

Awareness of screening programs strongly linked to mammogram uptake in women

Determinants of mammography screening uptake among women attending family health centers in Ankara, Türkiye: a cross-sectional study.

Fatıma Betül Topcu … Seçil Özkan

BMC health services research · Aug 2026

Purpose

This study aimed to assess sociodemographic characteristics, health-seeking behaviors, and breast cancer screening beliefs among women aged 18-69 years attending Family Health Centers (Family Health Centers) in Ankara, Türkiye, and to determine predictors of participation in mammography screening.

Methods

Between April 2024 and January 2025, data were collected from 718 women using a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Turkish-adapted Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Scale (originally developed by Kwok et al., validated by Türkoğlu et al.).

n = 718 women

Results

knowing about screening programs raises the odds of getting a mammogram

8.5OR

Screening awareness

5.52OR

Non-breast cancer scre

1.98OR

Chronic disease

1.9OR

Good/very good health

More results

Statistically significant differences were found between age groups in terms of marital status, education level, housing situation, presence of chronic disease, general health perception, and history of non-breast cancer screening (p < 0.001).

(Nagelkerke R² = 0.465).

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

Mammography participation is influenced by both structural and personal determinants.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

Enhancing awareness, strengthening primary-care education, and addressing financial barriers could substantially improve screening uptake and facilitate earlier breast cancer diagnosis among Turkish women.

Determinants of mammography screening uptake among women attending family health centers in Ankara, Türkiye: a cross-sectional study.

Determinants of mammography screening uptake among women attending family health centers in Ankara, Türkiye: a cross-sectional study.

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