Author: Melverdine B. YoungPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Breast Cancer Among Black Women
Author: Melverdine B. YoungThe Relationship Between Health Beliefs and the Performance of Breast Self-examination Among African American Women
Author: Marlaine F. RegistePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
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.
Differences in Breast Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Screening Practices Among Older Black and White Women
Author: Linda A. MaynePublisher:
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Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Attitudes of African-American Women Towards Screening Mammography
Author: Joan R. SchleperPublisher:
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Category : African American women
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Testing Breast Cancer Attitudes and Fatalistic Beliefs in African American Women Parishioners Aged Forty Years and Older
Author: Wanda Jean FranklinBreast Health Belief Systems Study
Author: Mary WilliamsPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) conducts the Breast Health Belief Systems Study that seeks to accomplish three specific goals: (1) qualitatively analyze intracultural variations in knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding breast disease among 73 low-SE S, African American rural women who have received a diagnosis of breast cancer, (2) provide breast health information on an interpersonal level to a total of 600 demographically similar women (200 at each of 3 sites) who have not received a diagnosis of breast cancer, and (3) quantitatively test the effectiveness of an educational approach that utilizes an existing network of lay workers who are indigenous to the target communities. The study targets three different rural communities-an isolated area of extreme poverty, a poor rural area that provides access to a metropolitan center, and a poor rural coastal area that features a wide range of intercultural variations. The in-depth ethnographic analysis will form the basis for the development of breast health information that will be delivered by lay health workers. Georgia State, Savannah State, Fort Valley, and Albany State Universities are collaborators. The research tests the hypothesis that a breast health promotion approach that proceeds from, and responds to specific belief systems among low-SES, African American, rural populations will motivate increases compliance to recommended cancer screening schedules, and positive shifts in knowledge and attitudes.
Breast Cancer Education and Screening for Underserved African American Women
Author: Ann Marie P. MarchPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"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.
Black Families in White America
Author: Andrew BillingsleyPublisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall
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Category : African American children
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
An Empirical Investigation of the Relationships Among Fear and Efficacy of Breast Cancer, Media Use, and Knowledge about Breast Cancer Prevention in Caucasian and African American Women
Author: Kenneth FlemingPublisher:
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Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
"This study examines the relationships among attitudes toward breast cancer, knowledge about the disease, religious beliefs, and use of various news media channels in Caucasian (n=240) and African American (n=206) women randomly selected in eleven metropolitan areas in the U.S." --abstract.
Health Communication and Breast Cancer Among Black Women
Author: Annette GatisonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781498540551
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Health Communication and Breast Cancer among Black Women: Cancer, Identity, Spirituality, and Strength analyzes information collected from focus groups and personal interviews in order to investigate the significant sociocultural narratives that pervade the experiences of Black female breast cancer survivors.