Acceptability of a Peer‐Led Faith‐Based Intervention to Improve Breast, Bowel and Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake Among UK Muslim Women: A Qualitative Evaluation

Rawand Jarrar; Kathryn A Robb; Marie K Murphy; Cerysh Sadiq; Anna Matthews; Fozia Haider; Alex McConnachie; Aasim I Padela; Floor Christie-De Jong

doi:10.1111/hex.70935

Acceptability of a Peer‐Led Faith‐Based Intervention to Improve Breast, Bowel and Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake Among UK Muslim Women

A Qualitative Evaluation

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ID	24230163
Authors	Rawand Jarrar (0000-0002-9452-8249, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing University of Sunderland Sunderland UK), Kathryn A Robb (0000-0002-1672-0411, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow Glasgow UK), Marie K Murphy (School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow Glasgow UK), Cerysh Sadiq (School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing University of Sunderland Sunderland UK), Anna Matthews (School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow Glasgow UK), Fozia Haider (School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing University of Sunderland Sunderland UK), Alex McConnachie (0000-0002-7262-7000, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow Glasgow UK), Aasim I Padela (0000-0003-4834-2889, Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee USA), Floor Christie-De Jong (0000-0001-5275-8030, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing University of Sunderland Sunderland UK)
Year	2026
Volume	29
Issue	5
Publication date	2026-10-01
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Health Expectations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1369-6513 • E-ISSN: 1369-7625
Publisher	Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI	10.1111/hex.70935
Language	EN
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