ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2023
Sister, Give Me Your Hand: a Qualitative Focus Group Study on Beliefs and Barriers to Mammography Screening in Black Women During the COVID-19 Era.
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- Comparative Analysis of Breast and Cervical Screening Adaptability at a Federally Qualified Health Center.Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2026Article
- "It's Not Just Cost": Barriers to Mammography Screening Access Among Low-income Women in the United States-A Scoping Review.Journal of cancer prevention · 2026Review
- Who is left out? A systematic review on the barriers and facilitators for screening participation reported by people in vulnerable situations with strategies for the future.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Review
- Beyond Mistrust: A Semi-Systematic Review of Black Women's Health Care Decision-Making.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Review
- Perceived everyday discrimination, socioeconomic status, and mammography behavior.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Using Catchment Area Data to Guide a Breast Cancer Health Equity Task Force Efforts in the Heartland.Preventive oncology & epidemiology · 2024Article
- Examining Associations between Source of Cancer Information and Mammography Behavior among Black Church-Going Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
aims/purposeTo evaluate current day challenges and beliefs about breast cancer screening for Black women in two diverse northeast communities in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
backgroundBreast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in women in the USA. Although Black women are less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer, they suffer a higher mortality. Early detection of breast cancer can be accomplished through routine screening mammography, yet the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on mammography screening barriers and perception in minority communities is uncertain.
methodsFive focus group interviews were conducted as the first phase of a mixed method study across two heterogeneously diverse locations, Camden, New Jersey, and Brooklyn, New York.
resultsThirty-three women participated in this study; sixteen women were recruited at the New Jersey location and seventeen at the New York location. Only two thirds of the women stated that they had received a mammogram within the last 2 years. The major themes were binary: I get screened or I do not get screened. Subthemes were categorized as patient related or system related.
conclusionsOur findings on factors that affect breast cancer screening decisions during the COVID-19 era include barriers that are related to poverty and insurance status, as well as those that are related to medical mistrust and negative healthcare experiences. Community outreach efforts should concentrate on building trust, providing equitable digital access, and skillfully addressing breast health perceptions.
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