Abstract
This study was conducted on 458 female teachers aged 40 years and older of Hamadan city, in western part of Iran, during October to December of 2019. The participants were asked about the factors affecting mammography based on the health belief model. Questionnaires were completed by self-reported method and analyzed by SPSS software at 95% confidence interval. The average age of the study participants was 46±4.1 years. Among the participants, about 41.5% had performed mammography at least once. In univariate analysis, the constructs of the health belief model generally predicts performing mammography between 35 and 49 percent. In multivariate analysis, age 46 to 50 years, having supplementary insurance, history of breast disease, perceived barriers with odds ratio of 3.4, 3.4, 10.6 and .89, respectively, were significantly related to mammography. Female teachers over 45 years of age with a history of breast disease, if they do not have financial or other barriers to do mammography, perform breast cancer screening.
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