title: Breast cancer knowledge, attitude and screening behaviors among Hispanics in South Texas colonias.
abstract: This study examines breast cancer knowledge, attitudes and screening behaviors of Hispanic women living in the South Texas colonias of Maverick and Val Verde Counties. We used the Health Belief Model to analyze the effects of HBM constructs on clinical breast exam (CBE) and mammogram screening. Using a multistage systematic sampling approach we interviewed women living within these colonias. Logistic regression analysis was used to predict CBE and mammography screening behaviors. The results indicate that knowledge, susceptibility, barriers and source of health information were statistically significant in predicting CBE among these women. In addition, background variables such as marital status and health insurance were also significant in predicting CBE. Findings further indicate that source of health information, barriers, and health insurance significantly predicts mammography screening behaviors. Results suggest that for women living in colonias along the South Texas Border socio-demographic variables play a significant role in CBE and mammography utilization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, The University of Texas San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA, thankam.sunil@utsa.edu.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Sunil
authors.forename: Thelma
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hurd
authors.forename: Carma
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deem
authors.forename: Lucinda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nevarez
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guidry
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rios
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: Juanita
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: Lovell
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology
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