TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing breast cancer knowledge, beliefs, and misconceptions among Latinas in Houston, Texas.
AU - Schettino, María R.
AU - Hernández-Valero, María A.
AU - Moguel, Rocío
AU - Hajek, Richard A.
AU - Jones, Lovell A.
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PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - BACKGROUND: Limited breast cancer knowledge and beliefs, risk factors, screening procedures, and cultural barriers may keep Latinas from seeking health care. METHOD: We examined the breast cancer knowledge, beliefs, and misconceptions of 63 Latinas residing in Houston, Texas. RESULTS: More than a third of participants held a negative or fatalistic view of breast cancer, 29% believed pain was a warning sign for the disease, and 11.1% had never heard of breast cancer. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate this population holds many misconceptions about breast cancer, which may have a negative impact on preventive behaviors on this minority population.
AB - BACKGROUND: Limited breast cancer knowledge and beliefs, risk factors, screening procedures, and cultural barriers may keep Latinas from seeking health care. METHOD: We examined the breast cancer knowledge, beliefs, and misconceptions of 63 Latinas residing in Houston, Texas. RESULTS: More than a third of participants held a negative or fatalistic view of breast cancer, 29% believed pain was a warning sign for the disease, and 11.1% had never heard of breast cancer. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate this population holds many misconceptions about breast cancer, which may have a negative impact on preventive behaviors on this minority population.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15430154jce2101s_9
DO - 10.1207/s15430154jce2101s_9
M3 - Article
C2 - 17020501
AN - SCOPUS:34548570692
SN - 0885-8195
VL - 21
SP - S42-46
JO - Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
JF - Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
IS - 1 Suppl
ER -