title: Assessment of Barriers to Screening Mammograms for Rural, Poor, Uninsured Women and a Community Plan of Action.
abstract: This project determined the barriers to obtaining screening mammograms for women aged 40-64 years in rural northwest Georgia, sampling 20 poor and uninsured women and 5 key community professionals. Data were collected from the women participants regarding mammogram screening beliefs about their susceptibility, barriers encountered, and benefits identified. The same women and key community providers were interviewed about their perception of barriers to receiving mammograms. The women experienced more barriers and believed that they had a greater susceptibility to developing breast cancer compared to previous research. The most overwhelming barrier was cost. A community plan was developed to address screening needs.
authors.affiliation: a Georgia Hope Clinic , Dalton , Georgia.|b QuadMed Clinic , Chattanooga , Tennessee.
authors.forename: Muna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.affiliation: c School of Nursing , Georgia Southern University , Statesboro , Georgia.
authors.forename: Kathryn Hoehn
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: c School of Nursing , Georgia Southern University , Statesboro , Georgia.
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Broxton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data