Acknowledgements
The authors warmly appreciate the Deputy of Research of Tarbiat Modares University for their approval and financial support of the study as a PhD dissertation in the field of health education and health promotion; the respected women for their participation and the staff of health centers in Fasa for their cooperation.
Providing educational programs in this regard for family members, physicians and other health personnel and offering training programs in radio and television broadcasting is essential. Further studies should have more comprehensive interventions on the structures of calcium intake benefits and barriers and use other behavioral change theories. It is advised that researchers explain social and behavioral barriers in calcium intake in different cultural contexts.