"That word, cancer": breast care behavior of Hispanic women in new Mexico background and literature review.
Despite international efforts, national and ethnic disparities in utilization of breast cancer (BC) screenings prevail. In the United States, Hispanic women have one of the lowest BC screening rates. The purpose of our study was to examine how Hispanic women in New Mexico described their breast care behavior (BCB; BC screening practices, motivation to act, and breast care information behavior). Analysis of focus groups revealed five types of approaches to BCB. These findings have global implications for health care practitioners in directing attention toward the complexity of BC preventive behavior. Implications for other ethnic groups are discussed.
Ginossar
Tamar
T
Prevention Research Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA. tginossar@yahoo.com
De Vargas
Felicia
F
Sanchez
Christina
C
Oetzel
John
J
D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006306:Health Surveys; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000458:organization & administration; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009516:New Mexico; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors