Factors Influencing Breast Cancer Screening in Low-Income African Americans in Tennessee

This study examined demographic and lifestyle factors that influenced decisions and obstacles to being screened for breast cancer in low-income African Americans in three urban Tennessee cities. As part of the Meharry Community Networks Program (CNP) needs assessment, a 123-item community survey was...

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Published in:Journal of community health 2014-10, Vol.39 (5), p.943-950
Main Authors: Patel, Kushal, Kanu, Mohamed, Liu, Jianguo, Bond, Brea, Brown, Elizabeth, Williams, Elizabeth, Theriot, Rosemary, Bailey, Stephanie, Sanderson, Maureen, Hargreaves, Margaret
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
African Americans
African Americans - statistics & numerical data
Age Factors
Aged
At Risk Persons
Attrition (Research Studies)
Barriers
Body Composition
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Cancer
Coding
Community and Environmental Psychology
Community involvement
Community Programs
Community Relations
Community Surveys
Early Detection of Cancer - statistics & numerical data
Employment Level
Ethics
Female
Females
Health Behavior
Health care access
Health Insurance
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Humans
Income
Low Income
Low income groups
Mammography - statistics & numerical data
Marital Status
Medical screening
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Minority & ethnic groups
Needs Assessment
Networks
ORIGINAL PAPER
Poverty - statistics & numerical data
Public Health
Scientific Concepts
Screening Tests
Socioeconomic Factors
Socioeconomic Status
Tennessee - epidemiology
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Summary:This study examined demographic and lifestyle factors that influenced decisions and obstacles to being screened for breast cancer in low-income African Americans in three urban Tennessee cities. As part of the Meharry Community Networks Program (CNP) needs assessment, a 123-item community survey was administered to assess demographic characteristics, health care access and utilization, and screening practices for various cancers in low-income African Americans. For this study, only African American women 40 years and older (n = 334) were selected from the Meharry CNP community survey database. There were several predictors of breast cancer screening such as marital status and having health insurance (P < .05). Additionally, there were associations between obstacles to screening and geographic region such as transportation and not having enough information about screenings (P < .05). Educational interventions aimed at improving breast cancer knowledge and screening rates should incorporate information about obstacles and predictors to screening.
ISSN:0094-5145
1573-3610
DOI:10.1007/s10900-014-9834-x