ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2015
Engaging Immigrant and Refugee Women in Breast Health Education.
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- Improving primary health care quality for refugees and asylum seekers: A systematic review of interventional approaches.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Educational Interventions on Breast Cancer Screening Uptake, Knowledge, and Beliefs among Women: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Preventive Cancer Screening Among Resettled Refugee Women from Muslim-Majority Countries: A Systematic Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Interventions for Hepatitis B and C: A Systematic Review of Vaccination, Screening, Health Promotion and Linkage to Care Within Higher Income Countries.Journal of community health · 2020Pooled it
- Barriers and Facilitators to Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Immigrants in the United States.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2019Pooled it
- Social determinants of health and US cancer screening interventions: A systematic review.CA: a cancer journal for cliniciansPooled it
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- Interventions to Improve Breast Screening Uptake for Black African Women in High Income Countries: A Systematic Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Review
- Evaluating the association between upstream perceived individual and neighborhood determinants of health and intensity of breast cancer screening.American journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Culture Is Key: Engaging Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations in Breast Cancer Screening in High Income Contexts: A Scoping Review.Cancer medicine · 2025Article
- 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
- Need for Culturally Competent and Responsive Cancer Education for African Immigrant Families and Youth Living in the United States.JMIR cancer · 2024Article
- Centering intersectional breast cancer screening experiences among black, Latina, and white women: a qualitative analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- 'I want to live for them'; Determinants of Uptake of Clinical Breast Examination: A Qualitative Inquiry.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2022Article
- BLS courses for refugees are feasible and induce commitment towards lay rescuer resuscitation.European journal of clinical investigation · 2022Article
- Factor structure and internal reliability of breast cancer screening Champion's Health Belief Model Scale in Yemeni women in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Predicting Health Material Accessibility: Development of Machine Learning Algorithms.JMIR medical informatics · 2021Article
- Uptake of cancer screenings among a multiethnic refugee population in North Texas, 2014-2018.PloS one · 2020Article
- Using Intervention Mapping to Develop Health Education and Health Policy Components to Increase Breast Cancer Screening and Chemotherapy Adherence Among Syrian and Iraqi Refugee Women in Beirut, Lebanon.Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
This project assessed the impact of a community-based educational program on breast cancer knowledge and screening among Buffalo (NY) immigrant and refugee females. Program participants completed language-matched pre- and post-test assessments during a single session educational program; breast cancer screening information was obtained from the mobile mammography unit to which participants were referred. Pre- and post-test knowledge scores were compared to assess changes in responses to each of the six individual knowledge items, as well as overall. Mammogram records were reviewed to identify Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) scores. The proportion of correct responses to each of the six knowledge items increased significantly on the post-program assessments; 33 % of women >40 years old completed mammograms. The findings suggest that a health education program for immigrant and refugee women, delivered in community-based settings and involving interpreters, can enhance breast cancer knowledge and lead to improvements in mammography completion.
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