Afghan immigrant women's knowledge and behaviors around breast cancer screening
| Autor: | Mehra Shirazi, Joan R. Bloom, Rona Popal, Aida Shirazi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Gerontology
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Immigration Participatory action research Community-based participatory research Experimental and Cognitive Psychology medicine.disease humanities Psychiatry and Mental health Breast cancer screening Breast cancer Afghan Oncology Medicine Health education business Mass screening media_common |
| Zdroj: | Psycho-Oncology. 22:1705-1717 |
| ISSN: | 1057-9249 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/pon.3216 |
| Popis: | Background This community-based participatory research was conducted to provide a preliminary understanding of how Afghan women in Northern California view their breast health. Methods Results were based on demographics and in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted with 53 non-English-speaking first-generation immigrant Muslim Afghan women 40 years and older. Results Findings showed low levels of knowledge and awareness about breast cancer and low utilization of early-detection examinations for breast cancer among participants. Conclusions The findings also suggest a significant need for a community-based breast health education program that recognizes the unique social, cultural, and religious dynamics of the Muslim Afghan community. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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