Download or read book An Exploratory Study of the Attitudes Practices and Information Sharing Among African American Women who Participated in a Culturally Specific Breast Cancer Awareness Program written by Carol M. Penta and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Breast Health Belief Systems Study written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Morehouse School Medicine is conducting the Breast Health Belief Systems Study, a multi-institutional project. This study was designed to address the issues surrounding constructing effective health promotion messages in regard to breast cancer for African American women who live in the rural South. The hypothesis underlying this research is that a breast health promotion approach that is based in specific belief systems among three disparate African American rural populations of low socioeconomic status (SES) will motivate increased compliance to recommended breast cancer screening schedules and positive shifts in breast cancer screening schedules and positive shifts in breast cancer knowledge and attitudes. This research is proceeding in three phases: (1) qualitative analysis of intra cultural variations in knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding breast disease in 25 low-SES African American women with breast cancer in three distinct areas; (2) use of these ethnographic data to develop a demonstration project for interpersonal delivery of breast health information to 600 breast disease free women; and (3) measurement of effectiveness using lay workers indigenous to the target communities. Phase I has been completed, and Phase II is well into its scope of work. Sixty-four African American women participated in the ethnographic survey which resulted in a wealth of data, and new insights into their beliefs and health practices.
Download or read book Using a Community based Participatory Research Project to Increase Awareness about Breast Cancer Screening in African American Women written by Tamara J. Cadet and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women; however, African American women have the lowest survival rates compared to other ethnic groups and the lowest rate of mammogram screening. To increase awareness for breast cancer screenings in underserved populations, researchers partnered with Carin' and Sharin' Breast Cancer Education and Support Group, to enhance an existing health promotion and outreach program to include a complimentary "Lunch and Play" in Memphis, Tennessee. The expansion of the program was a 45-min skit, Hats off to Cancer, which used storytelling to honor and incorporate five different cultural experiences with breast cancer prevention and diagnosis.To ensure the success of this project, community-based participatory research (CBPR) was the research methodology chosen. The choice to utilize CBPR was in large part because the goal of the project was to ensure that the importance of shared cultural backgrounds, beliefs, and experiences unique to underserved African American women was included in the planning, design, and implementation of a community-based cancer screening and prevention program.
Download or read book An Exploratory Descriptive Study of the Illness Attitude and Knowledge of Breast Cancer Screening Among African American Women written by Avis Lynette Snearl and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book African American Women and Their Breast Health A Communication Study written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the number of Americans diagnosed with cancer increases each year, researchers focus on methods to increase cancer awareness. This current study focuses on African American women and the growing need to study breast health communication to increase breast health awareness. Currently African American women experience a higher death rate from breast cancer compared to their white counterparts. According to the American Cancer Society's Cancer Facts and Figures for African Americans Report published in 2007, African American women are 77% likely to survive five years after a breast cancer diagnosis as compared to 90% of their white counterparts. Among the factors that contribute to this disparity include socioeconomics and fear of breast cancer. The researcher has discovered a communication model that is not hindered by the aforementioned factors and allows ideal breast health messages to be disseminated among African American women. The communication model was created from the decentralization and centralization processes of the diffusion of innovation model, which allows for the use of interpersonal communication. The study found that interpersonal communication produces change and builds trust and respect. The researcher anticipates that future researchers will reproduce this model in other areas to tailor to specific health communication needs.
Download or read book African American Women s Perceptions Experiences and Meaning Associated with Breast Cancer Screening in Rural Eastern North Carolina written by Catherine Michelle Royal Mulvihill and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This qualitative study addressed the research question, what are the perspectives and experiences related to breast cancer and breast cancer screening of African American women residing in rural eastern North Carolina? A literature review indicated little research related to the perceptions and experiences of rural African American women about breast cancer and breast cancer screening. In a previously conducted unpublished larger study (Burke, Barrett, & Cherry, 2009), the perspectives of women from rural North Carolina about breast cancer and breast cancer screening were collected by means of focus group interviews. The researcher in the present study conducted a qualitative analysis of data from a sub-set of focus group interviews that involved African American women. A qualitative approach in this study afforded an opportunity to gain insight into African American women's experiences and views regarding breast cancer and breast cancer screening. The researcher analyzed transcripts from three focus group interviews that involved 17 African American women residing in rural eastern North Carolina. Five themes that emerged from the data were: knowledge and beliefs about breast cancer, influences on breast cancer screening behaviors, personal experience with screening, emotional reactions to discussing breast cancer and breast cancer screening, and promoting breast cancer screening. Key findings related to these emergent themes included a self-perceived low level of knowledge about breast cancer, cultural views about various causes of breast cancer, perspectives about mammograms, perceived barriers to breast cancer screening, the influence of faith on breast cancer and breast cancer screening, personal experiences with breast cancer screening, fear as a commonly shared reaction to breast cancer and breast cancer screening, and best practices for promoting breast cancer awareness and education. The researcher identified a need for future research on the topic of minority health in rural populations, specifically around breast cancer screenings and preventive health. An analysis of a sub-set of qualitative data provided by African American women and a comparison of findings with the research literature led the researcher to recommend that tailored health education be provided African American women on the topic of breast cancer and breast cancer screening.
Download or read book Breast Cancer Education and Screening for Underserved African American Women written by Ann Marie P. March and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Breast cancer mortality rates differ among racial/ethnic groups in the United States and currently are about 16% higher in black women than in white women. The reason for this racial/ethnic difference is unknown. Due to the low rate of breast cancer screening practices in this population, an educational program was developed to increase the participants' knowledge about breast cancer, including the need for breast self-examination (BSE) and mammograms. The plan is to increase the awareness of breast cancer in African American women, and access of routine breast screening in collaboration with community-based organizations such as churches, among low-income and uninsured women. This educational program consists of African American women watching a seven minute educational video. The movie is about breast cancer and the importance of early detection, clinical breast examinations by professionals, yearly mammograms, and demonstrates how to perform breast self examination. This educational program will be guided by a systematic process for the change to evidence-based practice. The program will increase the participant's knowledge of breast cancer risks and screening practices among middle-aged African American women. Breast cancer screening offers the greatest potential for reducing deaths in the African American population. Increased knowledge and changing beliefs associated with breast cancer screening are important when attempting to increase mammography and BSE among African American women. Nurses can make a difference in the education and decrease in mortality rate of these women if they recognize how a woman's cultural beliefs and attitudes can adversely affect health promotion and disease prevention behaviors." -- from Introduction.
Download or read book Barriers to Early Detection of Breast Cancer Among African American Females Over Age of 55 written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exploratory study to identify barriers to early detection of breast cancer among African-American females over the age of 55 was designed to result in the articulation of hypotheses for further study. Preliminary findings are based only on the in-depth review of the literature that was conducted. This review confirmed that there are disparities in rates of early diagnosis of breast cancer among African-American women between the ages of 55 and 70. Also, it showed that there are still unexplained factors of late diagnosis of breast cancer among African-American females. Additionally, only a few studies address the cultural context issues and those that have provided insight have used qualitative methods. Based on the findings from the literature review, a semi-structured interview protocol was developed to explore beliefs and practices around breast cancer and breast cancer screening among a small sample of up to 25 African-American breast cancer survivors over the age of 55.
Download or read book An Exploratory Study of Mammography Screening and Breast Cancer Health Beliefs Among African American Women Living in Urbana Champaign written by Karyn Audrea Ramsey and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Lived Experience of Intersectionality Among African American Women with Breast Cancer written by Teri D. Armour-Burton and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African American women (AAW) continue to have breast cancer mortality rates that are 42% higher than White women (De Santis et al., 2015). Researchers suggest that an epistemological approach that integrates the biomedical and feminist models would be more effective in addressing health disparities. The concept of intersectionality, which grew out of the Black feminist movement, provides a lens in which to view the lived experiences of AAW with breast cancer. The intersectionality paradigm attempts to address the marginalized, oppressive, intersecting social existence of AAW through the examination of identity, social class, and power. This qualitative study applied a descriptive phenomenological approach to examine the lived experiences of intersectionality among AAW with breast cancer. Using the phenomenological approach, 10 AAW ages 45-80, which were located various geographical areas of United States (U.S.), participated in one to one semi-structured 60- 90 minute digitally audio-recorded interviews. All of the participants had a self-report diagnosis of breast cancer with varying stages. A modified Husserlian approach by Amedeo Giorgi (2009) guided the data analysis. The following themes emerged from the data analysis. The first, altruism, descriptions of how the women's behavior reflects a historical trend of selfless giving and caring for those within their environment. The second theme: marginalization, descriptions of how the women were forced to the fringes or margins of society. Two forms of marginalization emerged: 1) passive marginalization described circumstances in which the women removed themselves either mentally or physically from societal adversity; and 2) active marginalization described circumstances in which the women were overlooked, devalued or ostracized by others. The third theme, silent strength, describes how the women displayed strength in silence while enduring life in the intersection. The final theme, existential invisibility, describes how the women have been an essential presence in society, but remain obscured individuals. This research indicates that AAW could have additional upstream risk factors for the development of breast cancer that stem from life within the intersection. Implications for future research as a result of this study include: a community based participatory research project to examine the psychological effects of stress, development of culturally sensitive research instruments that measure stress, and mixed method studies that examine breast cancer disparities.
Download or read book An Investigation of the Facilitative and Inhibitory Variables Impacting Breast Health Care Practices in Low Socioeconomic Status Black Women of African American and Caribbean Descent written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black women of low-socioeconomic status (SES) demonstrate a higher incidence of breast cancer mortality associated with late-stage diagnosis than White women. Breast cancer screening, including mammography, breast self-examination, and clinical breast examination, remains the most effective route to early detection. Studies indicate poor adherence to breast cancer screening regimens among low-income minority women. An overall objective of the study is the construction of a theoretical model that can explain screening practices in low-SES black women. This will be accomplished in two separate waves. In the first wave, facilitators and barriers to breast cancer-screening participation among low-SES women of African-American and Caribbean descent will be determined through qualitative interview. This approach allows a voice for the concerns and experiences guiding these women in their screening choices. The current study incorporates an approach-avoidance theoretical framework that considers preventive screening behaviors to be both desirable and aversive. Based on the factors provided by respondents on the first wave of the study, a culturally sensitive Q-Sort instrument will be designed that will allow participants to rank order these factors as facilitators or barriers to screening, and therefore, provide a powerful approach to testing the theoretical paradigm. Finally innovative modeling techniques will be applied to determine the strength of emergent models to explain breast health care practices among low-SES Black women, either as idiopathic to the general population or specific to African-American or Caribbean cultural groups.
Download or read book An Investigation of the Facilitative and Inhibitory Variables Impacting Breast Health Practices in Low Socioeconomic Status Black Women of African American and Caribbean Descent written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black women of low-socioeconomic status (SES) demonstrate a high incidence of breast cancer mortality associated with late. stage diagnosis. Breast cancer screening, including mammography, breast self-examination, and clinical breast examination, remains the most effective route to early cancer detection. Studies indicate poor adherence to breast cancer screening regimens among low-income minority women. An overall objective of the study is the construction of models that can explain screening practices in low-SES black women. This will be accomplished in two separate waves. In the first wave, facilitators and barriers to breast cancer screening participation among low-SES women of African-American and Caribbean descent will be determined through qualitative interview. This approach intends to provide a voice for the concerns and experiences guiding these women in their screening choices. The current study incorporates an approach-avoidance theoretical framework that considers preventive screening behaviors to be both desirable and aversive. Based on the factors provided by the respondents in the first wave of the study, culturally-sensitive Q-Sort instrumentation will be designed that will allow participants to rank order these factors as facilitators or barriers and therefore, provide a powerful approach to testing the theoretical paradigm. Finally, innovative modeling techniques will be applied to determine the strength of models to explain breast health care practices among low-SES Black women, either as idiopathic to the general population of low-SES Black women or specific to African-American or Caribbean cultural groups.
Download or read book Factors Affecting African American Women s Participation in Breast Cancer Screening Programs A Qualitative Study of Uninsured Low Income Women written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breast cancer screening programs offer the greatest promise for early detection but rates of participation in free screening programs have been disappointing for challenged populations. The purpose of the current study is to elaborate the beliefs and culturally embedded meanings that a population of low income, uninsured African American women hold toward breast cancer and breast cancer screening. During Year 01, the intermediary systematically attempted to contact 685 potentially eligible women from a - population data base from the Breast and Cervical Health Program in Washington state. Of these, 318 women had non-functioning phone contact numbers. Another 175 women were successfully contacted by the study intermediary, 91 of whom were screened out as ineligible and 26 of whom refused participation. A total of 64 eligible women agreed to be contacted by a study interviewer, 9 of whom declined or were determined to be ineligible by the interviewer. Thirty-one (31) women were enrolled and completed the case intensive interview and an additional 24 eligible women agreed to be contacted by a study team interviewer and are pending enrollment. Quality monitoring has been instituted for data generation and transcription. Initial inductive coding has yielded findings not previously documented in the research literature.
Download or read book Novel Recruitment Techniques for a Study of Culture Specific Diet Metabolic Variability and Breast Cancer Risk in African American Women written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little is known regarding explanations for racial disparities in breast cancer incidence among younger women and tumor agressiveness, perhaps because of the difficulty in enrolling African-Americans into research studies. The purpose of this pilot study was to develop a novel method of recruitment, focused primarily on minority women, and investigate previously unexplored risk factors in breast cancer epidemiology. Eligible cases and controls are contacted by women who are breast cancer survivors and asked to participate in the study. To date, interviews have been completed for 181 women, aged 29-75, with breast cancer and 48 community controls. The participation rate (the proportion of women who complete the study) for cases is 73% for Caucasian women, and 60% for African-American women. The infrastructure for case-control epidemiologic studies has been built, and a specimen bank was established to enable exploration of future hypotheses.
Download or read book Development Implementation and Evaluation of a Culturally Appropriate Educational Prgram for African American Women about the Importance of Mammograms written by Dolly Griggs and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the American Cancer Society (2004), breast cancer is the most common malignancy (other than lung cancer), and ranks second among causes of cancer death among African-American women. Mortality rates are attributed to increased poverty among African Americans, differences in cultural beliefs, and a lack of access to medical care. Getting women in earlier for first time screening and annual mammograms is imperative. This research utilization project took place in Harnett County, North Carolina, at Cutts Baptist Church. The purpose of this research utilization project was to develop and implement an educational program for African-American women about the importance of mammograms for members of Cutts Baptist church. Women who participated in the project were encouraged to have mammography screenings. Participants completed a mammogram pre-questionnaire prior to the educational program and a mammogram post-questionnaire one week after the educational program to determine mammogram compliance, mammogram facilities used, motivational factors and inhibiting factors reported by the attendees. Eight of the twelve women reported they had already had a mammogram since the session or had one scheduled for the near future. The mean score on the pre-test Breast Cancer Knowledge Test (BCKT) was 55% pre-education, and increased to 85% after the educational session. Respondents all reported that thay enjoyed the comfortable familiar church atmosphere, the convenience of the location, tthe information gained from the session, and the realization that regular screening can help protect them for undetected brast cancer.
Download or read book Pink Ribbon Blues written by Gayle A. Sulik and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2012-10-18 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the hidden costs of the pink ribbon as an industry and analyzes the social impact on women living with breast cancer -- the stereotypes and the stigmas.
Download or read book Teratologies written by Jackie Stacey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories of cancer are full of monster and marvels; the monstrousness of the disease and the treatments, the marvels of the cures and the saved lives. Still one of the most dreaded diseases to haunt our imaginations, cancer is more than an illness - it is a cultural phenomenon. People who have cancer are bombarded with competing explanations of their conditions: it is genetically inherited; it is environmentally produced; it is the result of their personality. Teratologies - A Cultural Study of Cancer investigates how this disease is perceived, experienced and theorised in contemporary society. It explores changing beliefs about the causes of, and the cures for, cancer in both biomedicine and its increasingly popular alternative counterparts. Analysing conventional and alternative medical accounts, self-help manuals and patients' personal stories, Jackie Stacey takes a critical look at the place of heroes, metaphors, the self and the body in these competing bids to produce the authoritative definition of the meaning of cancer today. Interspersed with these detailed textual investigations are discussions of broader issues such as the feminist debates about the history of science, the place of consumer culture in health practices and the status of patients and of health professionals in postmodern society. Combining authobiographical narratives with contemporary theoretical debates, the author carves out a specifically feminist analysis of the cultural dimensions of cancer. She brings accounts of her own illness under the critical lens of academic scrutiny and situates these personal stories within a discussion of contemporary cultural change.
