A study of breast cancer detection practices and beliefs in black women attending public health clinics.
Health Educ Res
; 9(3): 331-42, 1994 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10150453
ABSTRACT
In this study, breast cancer knowledge, beliefs and practices in low income black women were examined. First, focus groups were held with a total of 33 participants. Information gathered from the focus groups was used to develop a telephone survey which was partially based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) and administered to 92 subjects. Utilization rates of mammography and breast self-examination (BSE) were quite high; 66.3% of survey participants reported having at least one mammogram and 72.5% performed BSE. Because low-cost mammograms were available to the survey participants, these results suggest that women in this target population will utilize accessible and affordable mammograms. Several knowledge deficiencies that need to be addressed were also identified. Most of the health beliefs were not significantly associated with mammography or BSE utilization. Because the HBM has never been extensively tested on this population, its appropriateness as a behavior model for low-income women is examined. Implications for future research and interventions are discussed.
Buscar no Google
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Negro ou Afro-Americano
/
Neoplasias da Mama
/
Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article