Download or read book EHEALTH LITERACY MEDICAL MISTRUST AND CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION KNOWLEDGE BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN written by Angela Jamila Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cervical cancer (CC) is a major global public health problem and is the third most common cancer among women worldwide. In the United States, African Americans have the second highest incidence rates of CC, due to having the highest rates of Human papillomavirus (HPV) acquisition, lower likelihood of engaging in routine pap smears, and persistently low vaccine uptake. Prevention and early intervention through HPV vaccination and pap smears, respectively, are of paramount importance to reduce racial cancer disparities. Due to cultural mistrust of the health care system, many African Americans resort to non-traditional forms of health information. Considering the combined contributions of medical mistrust, increased reliance on electronic-based health information and the disproportionate burden of HPV susceptibility among young-adult African American women, this population warrants further attention in research informed by culturally relevant frameworks. The Health Literacy Skills Framework (HLSF) considers external factors (i.e., culture, media, and family) that impact the synthesis of health information. Black Feminist Thought scholarship complements the HLSF by providing a frame through which to examine how Black women's oppressive intersecting identities (i.e., race, gender, and class) shaped their perspectives about women's health and added needed context for assessing Black women's health literacy. This thesis sought to examine the relationship between eHealth literacy, medical mistrust, and CC preventive behaviors among African American college women. More specifically, this study explored relationships between the CC preventive behavior among African American college women and the following potential contributors to this behavior: 1) perceived eHealth literacy 2) CC knowledge/beliefs and 3) the Black female collective unique health experience related to provider recommendations regarding CC prevention, medical mistrust, and gendered-racial microaggressions. A total of 146 African American women completed an online survey that assessed for self-perceived eHealth literacy, medical mistrust, gendered-racial microaggressions, and CC-related prevention behaviors, knowledge, and beliefs. Most participants had received at least one-dose of the HPV vaccine and all age-eligible participants had received a pap-smear once in their lifetime. A vast majority of participants considered themselves to have high eHealth literacy but did not demonstrate adequate CC knowledge. Additionally perceived eHealth literacy did predict CC knowledge and CC prevention related beliefs. Specifically, participants who were confident in their ability to understand online health information were more likely to have greater CC knowledge and more positive beliefs toward the HPV vaccine and pap-smears. A qualitative analysis of CC prevention behaviors among study participants yielded six overarching themes including: 1) Strong Black Woman, 2) Oppression, 3) Medical Mistreatment/Mistrust, 4) Health Literacy, 5) Medical Autonomy, and 6) Cultural Health Factors. Clinical implications of these findings and relevance to future research are discussed.
Download or read book Cancer Navigation written by Anjanette Wells and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Being poor is a health risk (Wells et al., 2019). When we wrote Poverty and Place, Cancer Prevention among Low Income Women of Color (2019), we demonstrated the potent forces of poverty and place and the prevalence of cancer among low-income women of color. That initial volume was the inspiration for this volume, entitled Cancer Navigation: Charting the Pathway Forward for Low Income Women of Color. In Poverty and Place, we had academics and researchers in mind. Our purpose was to examine how and why racial and class disparities have become potent forces in health and longevity rates in the United States. Conducting original research drawn from North City St. Louis, Missouri and the river city of East St. Louis, Illinois, we sought to understand the combination of factors that facilitate or pose a barrier to cancer treatment and adherence, for marginalized low- income women of color"--
Download or read book Cervical Cancer written by Mary E. Vance and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book African American Women s Beliefs about the Internet as a Source of Breast Cancer Prevention Information written by Heather M. Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Participants included a mix of women with and without family histories of breast cancer, as well as low and high users of the Internet. Inferences about the relationships between these variables were based on analyses of both qualitative and quantitative data. Internet non-use seemed to be more related to physical access to the medium than to beliefs about the medium. Seeking behavior among women with Internet access was related to beliefs about personal risk of the disease. Results indicate that family history is overwhelmingly thought to put a woman at risk for developing breast cancer. Women who do not have this family history may be unlikely to seek information about preventing the disease. The implications of this finding are that breast cancer primary prevention interventions targeting women without family histories of breast cancer should aim to increase women's knowledge about the disease's risk factors and emphasize the women's need to be proactive in prevention behaviors.
Download or read book Exploring Visual Prevention written by Candace Patrice Parrish and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the creation of a cervical cancer health prevention infographic, geared toward African American women ages 30 to 65, to be potentially used to raise health literacy and influence positive behaviors towards practicing prevention measures - ultimately preventing unnecessary deaths. This dissertation also produced a cervical cancer health prevention infographic prototype for African American Women ages 30 to 65 to be further tested and implemented within future health communication campaigns. Cervical Cancer is both preventable and treatable (if diagnosed during early stages); therefore the amount of individuals dying from the cancer should be minimal. Still, African American Women in this study's target health population are dying from Cervical Cancer the most. Existing research highlights that social determinants of health (like income, education and literacy) play varying roles as barriers to prevention (Baldwin, 1996; J.L. Davis et al., 2013; Egbert & Parrott, 2001; Ford et al., 2013; McKinnon, Harper, & Moore, 2011; Sung, Alema-Mensah, & Blumenthal, 2002; Williams & Templin, 2013). This dissertation specifically focuses on targeting the potential to increase health literacy on Cervical Cancer to potentially positively influence prevention uptake. Drawing upon fields like health communication, visual communication and social science research, this research endeavor presents an interdisciplinary approach to potentially solving health communication issue within an at-risk population. The theoretical framework in guiding infographic production for this dissertation was the Health Belief Model, which is widely used in health communication research to assess failure of prevention uptake (du Pré, 2014; Glanz et al., 2005; Maibach & Parrott, 1995; Rosenstock, 2000). The Health Belief Model in conjunction with existing literature regarding health literacy, cultural stigma and relevance in communication campaigns geared toward African American Women ages 30 to 65, infographic content was created and presented to study participants via six interactive focus groups. The focus group methodology of qualitative research allowed for 17 study participants to confidentially engage in dialogue with peers concerning the issue at hand while also helping to create the content hierarchy, enhance and suggest visuals, colors and themes of the proposed infographic. Iterative data analysis approaches allow for constant assessment of study outcomes and themes. This study produces theoretical, practical and methodological implications for future research on the lacking area of scholarly literature. Findings from this dissertation suggest a need to (1) test the proposed infographic for potential national health campaign usage, (2) a need for more long-term collaborative community efforts for continual population access in research on Cervical Cancer prevention, and (3) future assessment of a newer form of focus group research that focuses on incorporation smaller participant groups for increased hands-on interactivity.
Download or read book Development and Validation of the Cancer Literacy Measure for African Americans written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cervical Cancer Knowledge Beliefs and Behaviors in Appalacian Women written by Mary E. Vance and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How Cultural Knowledge Beliefs and Behaviors Influence the Mortality Rate of African American Women with Breast Cancer written by Deborah J. Schwartz and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cervical Cancer written by Cecilia Fleming and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationship Between Health Beliefs and the Performance of Breast Self examination Among African American Women written by Marlaine F. Registe and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between African American women's health beliefs in regard to breast cancer and screening behaviors, knowledge and attitudes that may serve as incentives or barriers to their adherence to routine BSE practices. For the purpose of this research study, reference to African American women encompassed all women whose ancestors were brought from the continent of Africa to the Americas, Europe, and the Caribbean, involuntarily. The Health Belief Model (HBM), one of the most widely recognized conceptual frameworks of health behavior, served as the theoretical framework. The Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Instrument Scale (HBMS) was the instrument used in this study. This instrument explores ethnic differences in attitudes toward health practices, health beliefs, risk estimates, and knowledge about breast cancer and breast cancer screenings.
Download or read book The Social Context of Cervical Cancer Knowledge and Prevention Among Haitian Immigrant Women written by Janelle Marie Menard and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Acculturation and Health Behaviors in African American Women written by Adeola Martins and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been well established that African Americans face a myriad of health disparities, including among diseases that prematurely shorten life, such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. However, little is known about health disparities among African American women, who have traditionally been underrepresented in research. This could mean that they are not receiving the highest possible quality of care. Individual cultural factors that may play a role in perpetuating these health disparities remain poorly understood. This study explores the relationship of individuals’ use of black media and health literacy, health beliefs, and participation in preventive health behaviors related to problems such as cardiovascular diseases and cancer. One hundred forty-one African American women completed the Powe Fatalism Inventory, Cancer Worry Scale, 2 items from the Health Literacy Scale, and three items from the Personal Health Survey as part of a larger study. Also, the first four items of the Preference for African American Things subscale of the African American Acculturation Scale were used to measure Use of Black Media. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance and logistic regression. Use of Black media was found to have a relationship with health attitudes but not health literacy or health behaviors.
Download or read book Understanding Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2004-09-08 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the population of older Americans grows, it is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse. Differences in health by racial and ethnic status could be increasingly consequential for health policy and programs. Such differences are not simply a matter of education or ability to pay for health care. For instance, Asian Americans and Hispanics appear to be in better health, on a number of indicators, than White Americans, despite, on average, lower socioeconomic status. The reasons are complex, including possible roles for such factors as selective migration, risk behaviors, exposure to various stressors, patient attitudes, and geographic variation in health care. This volume, produced by a multidisciplinary panel, considers such possible explanations for racial and ethnic health differentials within an integrated framework. It provides a concise summary of available research and lays out a research agenda to address the many uncertainties in current knowledge. It recommends, for instance, looking at health differentials across the life course and deciphering the links between factors presumably producing differentials and biopsychosocial mechanisms that lead to impaired health.
Download or read book Beyond the HIPAA Privacy Rule written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-03-24 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the realm of health care, privacy protections are needed to preserve patients' dignity and prevent possible harms. Ten years ago, to address these concerns as well as set guidelines for ethical health research, Congress called for a set of federal standards now known as the HIPAA Privacy Rule. In its 2009 report, Beyond the HIPAA Privacy Rule: Enhancing Privacy, Improving Health Through Research, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Health Research and the Privacy of Health Information concludes that the HIPAA Privacy Rule does not protect privacy as well as it should, and that it impedes important health research.
Download or read book Modern Epidemiology written by Kenneth J. Rothman and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2008 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thoroughly revised and updated Third Edition of the acclaimed Modern Epidemiology reflects both the conceptual development of this evolving science and the increasingly focal role that epidemiology plays in dealing with public health and medical problems. Coauthored by three leading epidemiologists, with sixteen additional contributors, this Third Edition is the most comprehensive and cohesive text on the principles and methods of epidemiologic research. The book covers a broad range of concepts and methods, such as basic measures of disease frequency and associations, study design, field methods, threats to validity, and assessing precision. It also covers advanced topics in data analysis such as Bayesian analysis, bias analysis, and hierarchical regression. Chapters examine specific areas of research such as disease surveillance, ecologic studies, social epidemiology, infectious disease epidemiology, genetic and molecular epidemiology, nutritional epidemiology, environmental epidemiology, reproductive epidemiology, and clinical epidemiology.
Download or read book Establishing Effective Patient Navigation Programs in Oncology written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-08-13 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delivering high-quality cancer care to all patients presents numerous challenges, including difficulties with care coordination and access. Patient navigation is a community-based service delivery intervention designed to promote access to timely diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other chronic diseases by eliminating barriers to care, and has often been proposed and implemented to address these challenges. However, unresolved questions include where patient navigation programs should be deployed, and which patients should be prioritized to receive navigation services when resources are limited. To address these issues and facilitate discussion on how to improve navigation services for patients with cancer, the National Cancer Policy Forum of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop on November 13 and 14, 2017. At this workshop, a broad range of experts and stakeholders, including clinicians, navigators, researchers, and patients, explored which patients need navigation and who should serve as navigators, and the benefits of navigation and current gaps in the evidence base.
Download or read book Relieving Pain in America written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-10-26 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronic pain costs the nation up to $635 billion each year in medical treatment and lost productivity. The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act required the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enlist the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in examining pain as a public health problem. In this report, the IOM offers a blueprint for action in transforming prevention, care, education, and research, with the goal of providing relief for people with pain in America. To reach the vast multitude of people with various types of pain, the nation must adopt a population-level prevention and management strategy. The IOM recommends that HHS develop a comprehensive plan with specific goals, actions, and timeframes. Better data are needed to help shape efforts, especially on the groups of people currently underdiagnosed and undertreated, and the IOM encourages federal and state agencies and private organizations to accelerate the collection of data on pain incidence, prevalence, and treatments. Because pain varies from patient to patient, healthcare providers should increasingly aim at tailoring pain care to each person's experience, and self-management of pain should be promoted. In addition, because there are major gaps in knowledge about pain across health care and society alike, the IOM recommends that federal agencies and other stakeholders redesign education programs to bridge these gaps. Pain is a major driver for visits to physicians, a major reason for taking medications, a major cause of disability, and a key factor in quality of life and productivity. Given the burden of pain in human lives, dollars, and social consequences, relieving pain should be a national priority.
