title: Acculturation and cancer information preferences of Spanish-speaking immigrant women to Canada: a qualitative study.
abstract: To explore the cancer information preferences of immigrant women by their level of acculturation we conducted interviews with 34 Spanish-speaking English-as-a-second-language (ESL) women. Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests were used to look for differences by acculturation. Four themes were identified: What is prevention? What should I do; sources of my cancer information, strategies I use to better understand, and identifying and closing my health knowledge gaps. Acculturation did not differentiate immigrant women's cancer information sources, preferences, or strategies used to address language barriers. We suggest the effect of acculturation is neither direct nor simple and may reflect other factors including self-efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Maria D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: Laurie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hoffman-Goetz
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D009864:Ontario; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology; D012922:Social Change; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology; D055815:Young Adult