Perilous Uncertainty: Situating Women's Breast-Health Seeking in Northern Peru.
Qual Health Res
; 24(6): 811-823, 2014 Jun.
Article
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| ID: mdl-24747287
ABSTRACT
Breast cancer rates in Peru, as in other low- and middle-income countries, continue to rise, and survival rates are poor, in part because many women are diagnosed with late-stage disease. As part of a pilot project to improve breast cancer screening and diagnostic services in remote regions of Peru, the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) partnered with Peruvian organizations to train community health workers in breast health promotion and providers in clinical breast exam (CBE). To inform these strategies, we undertook a qualitative study to determine factors that influence Peruvian women's decisions to seek CBE. Anthropological approaches incorporating the PRECEDE/PROCEED public health model guided our conversations with providers and women living in the region of the pilot intervention. Grounded theory analysis helped us uncover a central theme of uncertainty, a state of doubt and insecurity that created a sense of impotent worry and impeded clinical health-seeking behaviors.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
/
Qualitative_research
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
/
Peru
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Qual Health Res
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
/
PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos