ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2013
Knowledge and perspectives of breast and cervical cancer screening among female African immigrants in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.
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- Cervical cancer research disparities among African immigrant women in the United States: A systematic review.Palliative & supportive care · 2026Pooled it
- Factors Influencing the Experience of Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.JCO global oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Barriers and Facilitators to Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Immigrants in the United States.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2019Pooled it
- Addressing cancer control needs of African-born immigrants in the US: a systematic literature review.Preventive medicine · 2014Pooled it
- A Cervical Cancer Screening Toolkit for Somali Women: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2023Trial
- Psychological Traits and the Persuasiveness of Lung Cancer Screening Health Messages.The Annals of thoracic surgery · 2022Trial
- Cervical cancer screening with clinic-based Pap test versus home HPV test among Somali immigrant women in Minnesota: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Cancer medicine · 2015Trial
- Personal Networks and Cervical Cancer Screening among Black Immigrant Women.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Barriers and facilitators of breast cancer screening services amongst black African women in high income countries: a systematic review and meta-aggregation.Discover public health · 2026Review
- Advancing Equity in Breast Cancer Screening Among Immigrant East African Women in Seattle, WA: A Focus-Group Study.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025Article
- Barriers, facilitators, needs, and preferences in seeking information regarding cervical cancer prevention programs among Turkish, Moroccan, and Syrian immigrant women: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Breast cancer beliefs and screening behaviors among South Asian immigrant women living in the United States.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- HPV Self-Sampling Promotion Among African American (AA) and Sub-Saharan African (SAI) Immigrant Women: Adaptation and Usability Testing.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Identifying Frequently Endorsed Benefits and Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening for African-Born Women in the NYC Metropolitan Area: a Pilot Study.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- An Intersectional Approach to Examining Breast Cancer Screening among Subpopulations of Black Women in the United States.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- Breast Cancer Screening among African Immigrants in the United States: An Integrative Review of Barriers, Facilitators, and Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- HPV and Cervical Cancer Awareness and Screening Practices among Migrant Women: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Need for Culturally Competent and Responsive Cancer Education for African Immigrant Families and Youth Living in the United States.JMIR cancer · 2024Article
- Latency of breast cancer stigma during survivorship and its influencing factors: A qualitative study.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- African Immigrant Health: The Health Promotion Beliefs of Zimbabwean Immigrants in the United States.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Black women in the USA have both a higher percentage of late-stage diagnoses as well as the highest rates of mortality from breast cancer when compared to women of other ethnic subgroups. Additionally, Black women have the second highest prevalence of cervical cancer. Many reports evaluating the cancer outcomes of Black women combine data on African-born immigrants and US-born Blacks. This categorization ignores subtle yet important cultural differences between the two groups, which may ultimately affect breast and cervical cancer screening practices. Therefore, this study investigated knowledge and awareness levels of breast and cervical cancer screening practices among female African-born immigrants to the USA residing in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Data were collected from 38 participants through key informant interviews, focus group sessions, and a sociodemographic questionnaire over a 3-month study period. Results suggest that fatalism, stigma, and privacy are among the major factors that affect the decision to seek preventative screening measures for breast and cervical cancer among this population. Additionally, the study implies that cervical cancer awareness is significantly lower among this population when compared to breast cancer. This study highlights differences between women of African descent residing in the USA and the need for continued research to increase understanding of the manner in which immigrant status affects health-seeking behavior. This information is critical for researchers, physicians, and public health educators aiming to design culturally appropriate interventions to effectively reduce the prevalence of breast and cervical cancer among female African immigrants living in the USA.
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