title: Effects of a culturally sensitive breast self-examination intervention.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a culturally sensitive breast self-examination (BSE) program on the frequency and proficiency of BSE practices among African American women, ages 20 to 40 years. Phase I, qualitative, used focus groups to refine components for a BSE program. Phase II, quasi-experimental, assigned 89 African American women to treatment and comparison treatment groups. The dependent variables were BSE frequency and proficiency (technique and lump detection). Data were analyzed (n = 71) using descriptive and paired t test statistics. The culturally sensitive program did not increase BSE frequency more than the comparison program. Women in both groups made significant improvement.
authors.affiliation: Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Ga., USA. gloriataylor@mindspring.com
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D016504:Breast Self-Examination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010353:Patient Education as Topic