title: Views of mammography screening among U.S. Black and Hispanic immigrant women and their providers.
abstract: Views of ethnic immigrant women's experiences about mammography screening are important to determine barriers to cancer screening. We explored perceptions and barriers about mammography screening and breast health services among Haitian, Hispanic, Portuguese, and Somali women (n = 51) using semistructured interviews. Providers (n = 19) offered insight into health system barriers. Content analysis was conducted using qualitative data from the 2011 Komen Massachusetts needs assessment. Grounded theory was employed to explore themes and patterns in narratives. Six themes represented knowledge, health care, culture, spirituality, survivorship, and health systems improvement. Results may inform breast health policies that impact ethnic immigrant women in Massachusetts.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Community Health Sciences , Boston University , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
authors.forename: Phyllis M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Shioban
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Jeanette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beltran
authors.forename: Ronni
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cohen-Boyar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D044383:Black People; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006205:Haiti / Q000208:ethnology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008404:Massachusetts; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D012998:Somalia / Q000208:ethnology; D001741:Black or African American