title: Breast cancer beliefs of women participating in a television-promoted mammography screening project.
abstract: A survey of breast cancer and breast cancer screening beliefs was mailed to a random sample of 1,000 women who contacted a telephone bank in response to a television-promoted, reduced-cost mammography project. Beliefs and demographics of women in the sample who subsequently completed a mammogram were compared with those who did not. No statistically significant differences were found between participants (persons who completed a mammogram) and nonparticipants with respect to age, race, marital status, income, or educational preparation. Groups also did not differ significantly in the series of beliefs examined. Factor analysis revealed respondents' most salient beliefs about breast cancer and early detection of breast cancer. Evidence is presented to suggest a need for enhanced efforts to recruit minority group women to participate in mammography screening.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Family Health, University of South Florida College of Public Health, Tampa.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Fuller
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Roetzheim
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Marty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005006:Ethnicity; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000592:standards; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008327:Mammography / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017533:Marital Status; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups; D015397:Program Evaluation; D044469:Racial Groups; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013690:Television