Development of a Culturally Appropriate Text Messaging Platform for Improving Breast Cancer Screening Uptake Among Ghanaian Women in Metropolitan Areas
Conclusion: Several factors limit women from accessing BC screening services; nevertheless, specific barriers such as a lack of BC education, time constraints, and disease fears can be successfully targeted through SMS messaging interventions to encourage women to use BC screening programs.
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| author | Ransford Paul Selasi Sefenu Adolphina Addoley Addo-Lartey Harriet Affran Bonful Adanna Nwameme Timothy Agandah Abagre Adolf Kofi Awua Kofi Agyabeng Kwabena Oteng Birimpong Nii Armah Adu-Aryee Florence Dedey Richard Mawuena Kofi Adanu Kolawole Stephen Okuyemi |
| author_facet | Ransford Paul Selasi Sefenu Adolphina Addoley Addo-Lartey Harriet Affran Bonful Adanna Nwameme Timothy Agandah Abagre Adolf Kofi Awua Kofi Agyabeng Kwabena Oteng Birimpong Nii Armah Adu-Aryee Florence Dedey Richard Mawuena Kofi Adanu Kolawole Stephen Okuyemi |
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| description | Conclusion: Several factors limit women from accessing BC screening services; nevertheless, specific barriers such as a lack of BC education, time constraints, and disease fears can be successfully targeted through SMS messaging interventions to encourage women to use BC screening programs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cf80a956cc1546bfbae26ae49124da2f2025-02-03T01:45:16ZengWileyInternational Journal of Breast Cancer2090-31892024-01-01202410.1155/2024/5587515Development of a Culturally Appropriate Text Messaging Platform for Improving Breast Cancer Screening Uptake Among Ghanaian Women in Metropolitan AreasRansford Paul Selasi Sefenu0Adolphina Addoley Addo-Lartey1Harriet Affran Bonful2Adanna Nwameme3Timothy Agandah Abagre4Adolf Kofi Awua5Kofi Agyabeng6Kwabena Oteng Birimpong7Nii Armah Adu-Aryee8Florence Dedey9Richard Mawuena Kofi Adanu10Kolawole Stephen Okuyemi11Department of Epidemiology and Disease ControlDepartment of Epidemiology and Disease ControlDepartment of Epidemiology and Disease ControlDepartment of Social and Behavioural SciencesDepartment of Epidemiology and Disease ControlCellular and Clinical Research CenterDepartment of Epidemiology and Disease ControlDepartment of RadiologyDepartment of SurgeryDepartment of SurgeryDepartment of PopulationDepartment of Family and Preventive MedicineConclusion: Several factors limit women from accessing BC screening services; nevertheless, specific barriers such as a lack of BC education, time constraints, and disease fears can be successfully targeted through SMS messaging interventions to encourage women to use BC screening programs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/5587515 |
| spellingShingle | Ransford Paul Selasi Sefenu Adolphina Addoley Addo-Lartey Harriet Affran Bonful Adanna Nwameme Timothy Agandah Abagre Adolf Kofi Awua Kofi Agyabeng Kwabena Oteng Birimpong Nii Armah Adu-Aryee Florence Dedey Richard Mawuena Kofi Adanu Kolawole Stephen Okuyemi Development of a Culturally Appropriate Text Messaging Platform for Improving Breast Cancer Screening Uptake Among Ghanaian Women in Metropolitan Areas International Journal of Breast Cancer |
| title | Development of a Culturally Appropriate Text Messaging Platform for Improving Breast Cancer Screening Uptake Among Ghanaian Women in Metropolitan Areas |
| title_full | Development of a Culturally Appropriate Text Messaging Platform for Improving Breast Cancer Screening Uptake Among Ghanaian Women in Metropolitan Areas |
| title_fullStr | Development of a Culturally Appropriate Text Messaging Platform for Improving Breast Cancer Screening Uptake Among Ghanaian Women in Metropolitan Areas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a Culturally Appropriate Text Messaging Platform for Improving Breast Cancer Screening Uptake Among Ghanaian Women in Metropolitan Areas |
| title_short | Development of a Culturally Appropriate Text Messaging Platform for Improving Breast Cancer Screening Uptake Among Ghanaian Women in Metropolitan Areas |
| title_sort | development of a culturally appropriate text messaging platform for improving breast cancer screening uptake among ghanaian women in metropolitan areas |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/5587515 |
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