| Title | Mammography screening and Pacific Islanders: role of cultural and psychosocial factors |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Mishra, SI, Bastani, R, Huang, D, Luce, PH, Baquet, CR |
| Journal | J Cancer EducJ Cancer Educ |
| Volume | 22 |
| Pagination | 32-6 |
| Date Published | Spring |
| ISBN Number | 0885-8195 (Print)<br/>0885-8195 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 17570806 |
| Keywords | Adult, Attitude to Health, Breast Neoplasms/ethnology/ psychology/radiography, Cultural Characteristics, Female, Humans, Mammography/ utilization, Mass Screening, Middle Aged, Samoa/ethnology |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND: There is little information on the associations between cultural and psychosocial factors and not receiving a mammogram by Samoan women. METHODS: Survey of 809 Samoan women aged 42 years and older. RESULTS: The likelihood of nonreceipt was lower for women who had higher perceptions of severity, agreement with a mammogram's efficacy, higher group norms, higher self-efficacy, and those who placed greater importance on the breast. The likelihood of nonreceipt was higher for women who harbored misconceptions and endorsed culture-specific beliefs. CONCLUSIONS: Samoan women need specifically tailored breast cancer education which incorporates cultural and psychosocial factors important for behavior change. |
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