Literacy of Breast Cancer and Screening Guideline in an Immigrant Group: Importance of Health Accessibility.

Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101256527 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1557-1920 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15571912 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Immigr Minor Health Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: New York, NY : Springer, c 2006-

Early Detection of Cancer* ; Emigrants and Immigrants* ; Health Literacy*/statistics & numerical data ; Health Services Accessibility*; Breast Neoplasms/*diagnosis; Adult ; Aged ; Asian ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice/ethnology ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Mammography ; Middle Aged ; Patient Compliance ; United States ; Young Adult

Little is known about predictors of breast cancer literacy among immigrant women. A cross-sectional survey investigated predisposing, enabling, and need factors of breast cancer literacy among 233 Korean American women living in a southeastern U.S. city. Breast cancer literacy was measured by questions that asked awareness of cancer screening methods and a 5-item questionnaire derived from the American Cancer Society's breast cancer screening guidelines and risk factors. Annual checkup was an enabling factor of awareness of Clinical Breast Exam (CBE) and mammogram, and also for breast cancer literacy covering the knowledge of breast cancer screening guidelines and risk factors. Health status was a need factor of CBE awareness. Marital status was a predisposing factor of mammogram awareness, and age and years of residence in the US were predisposing factors of breast cancer literacy. The findings of the study illuminate probable avenues of intervention to promote breast health knowledge for Korean American women.

Keywords: Andersen’s behavioral model; Annual checkup; Breast cancer literacy; Korean American women

Date Created: 20200121 Date Completed: 20210304 Latest Revision: 20221207

20231215

10.1007/s10903-020-00973-z

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