Cultural Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening and Medical Mistrust Among Arab American Women.
J Immigr Minor Health
; 23(1): 95-102, 2021 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32451692
ABSTRACT
Breast cancer is a common cancer among women in the US and cultural barriers and medical mistrust have been associated with breast cancer screening (BCS) rates among minority populations. A heterogeneous sample of Arab women (N = 196) were recruited from across the Detroit metropolitan area and administered a questionnaire. Multiple regression analyses revealed an association between Arab Cultural Specific Barriers (ACSB) to BCS and Group-Based Medical Mistrust Scale. The environmental ACSB to BCS was associated with the medical mistrust-suspicion of HC providers (ß = 0.363, p = 0.01), lack of HC provider support (ß = 0.396, p = 0.001), and Arab inequities (ß = 0.250, p = 0.05). Findings suggest that ACSB to BCS are predictive of medical mistrust for Arab American women. This study illuminates the need to emphasize strategies that will target the medical care system and the cultural barriers to BCS that Arab American women face in the health care system.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Neoplasms
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Early Detection of Cancer
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Immigr Minor Health
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
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