ArticleInternational journal of women's health2012
Health seeking behavioral analysis associated with breast cancer screening among Asian American women.
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- Factors influencing breast cancer screening practices among women worldwide: a systematic review of observational and qualitative studies.BMC women's health · 2024Pooled it
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- Sociodemographic, health-related, and acculturation determinants of physical activity participation among Asian American women.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- The Landmark Series: The Breast Cancer Burden of the Asian American Population and the Need for Disaggregated Data.Annals of surgical oncology · 2023Review
- Acculturation, Physical Activity, and Metabolic Syndrome in Asian American Adults.Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society · 2022Article
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- Predictors of never having a mammogram among Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean immigrant women in the U.S.PloS one · 2019Article
- Breast Cancer Screening Disparity among Korean American Immigrant Women in MidwestAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2017Article
- The Role of Community Education in Increasing Knowledge of Breast Health and Cancer: Findings from the Asian Breast Cancer Project in Boston, Massachusetts.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2017Article
- Cultural beliefs and clinical breast examination in Hmong American women: the crucial role of modesty.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2015Article
- Low health literacy and cancer screening among Chinese Americans in California: a cross-sectional analysis.BMJ open · 2015Observational
- Suc Khoe La Quan Trong Hon Sac Dep! Health is better than beauty! A community-based participatory research intervention to improve cancer screening among Vietnamese women.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2014Article
- Acculturation and cancer screening among Asian Americans: role of health insurance and having a regular physician.Journal of community health · 2014Article
- The role of acculturation and collectivism in cancer screening for Vietnamese American women.Health care for women international · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this community-based study was to apply a Sociocultural Health Behavior Model to determine the association of factors proposed in the model with breast cancer screening behaviors among Asian American women.
methodsA cross-sectional design included a sample of 682 Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese women aged 40 years and older. The frequency distribution analysis and Chi-square analysis were used for the initial screening of the following variables: sociodemographic, cultural, enabling, environmental, and social support. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted on factors for breast cancer screening using multinomial logistic regression analysis.
resultsCorrelates to positive breast cancer screening included demographics (ethnicity), cultural factors (living in the United States for 15 years or more, speaking English well), enabling factors (having a regular physician to visit, health insurance covering the screening), and family/social support factors (those who had a family/friend receiving a mammogram).
conclusionsThe results of this study suggest that breast cancer screening programs will be more effective if they include the cultural and health beliefs, enabling, and social support factors associated with breast cancer screening. The use of community organizations may play a role in helping to increase breast cancer screening rates among Asian American women.
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