title: A systematic review of barriers and facilitators to mammography in Hispanic women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A systematic review of the research on barriers and facilitators to mammography in Latinas was conducted to determine if the challenges faced by these women are unique to this population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Medline and CINAHL database searches for the years 2005-2013 were included. The PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines were used to guide this review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 174 articles identified, 18 articles met inclusion criteria. The most consistent findings were that income and education were associated with screening.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Financial barriers and social characteristics were significant predictors of mammography in these studies, which were composed almost exclusively of low-income Latinas. These findings are similar to those found in other populations of low-income women and therefore are not likely unique to Latinas.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is likely that there is little difference between poor Latinas and other populations of poor, non-English-speaking women in barriers and facilitators to mammography.
authors.affiliation: Rutgers, School of Nursing-Camden, Camden, NJ, USA bjdem@camden.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Bonnie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jerome-D'Emilia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology; D016387:Women's Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Hispanic women; clinical areas; cultural groups; health disparities; oncology/hematology; women’s health