title: Influence of advertisement on women's attitudes toward mammography screening.
abstract: This project represents an effort to incorporate a feminist perspective into research on mammography screening. The purpose of this study was to assess women's attitudes toward four advertisements designed to encourage mammography screening. The goal was to create awareness about women's attitudes toward mammography advertisements in order to encourage the development of more effective and responsive motivational materials. The results indicated that each ad communicated different messages about the seriousness of breast cancer and the efficacy of mammography in detecting early breast cancer. Each ad also affected women differently regarding their feelings of control over breast cancer, their perceived loss of sex appeal resulting from a breast cancer diagnosis, and their general fear of breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing and Health, University of Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0038, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rentz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vannoy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000329:Advertising / Q000592:standards*; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D019513:Feminism; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000523:psychology*; D008402:Mass Media / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D016387:Women's Health