Asian Indian women: Knowledge, attitudes and behaviors toward breast cancer early detection
Asian Indian women: Knowledge, attitudes and behaviors toward breast cancer early detection
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DOI：
10.1046/j.1525-1446.2001.00357.x
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发表时间：
2001-09-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Harshburger, R
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作者：
Sadler, GR;Dhanjal, SK;Harshburger, R
已经制定了教育计划以促进遵守推荐的乳腺癌筛查指南。很少有研究评估不同种族群体对所提供信息的感知和行动程度。这种评估对于制定有效的公共卫生干预措施至关重要。本文描述了 194 名美国亚裔印第安女性的乳腺癌知识、态度和筛查行为。虽然每月乳房自我检查的依从性较低，但只有 40.7%（40 岁及以上女性的 61.3%）和 50 岁及以上女性的 70% 表示在过去 12 个月内做过乳房 X 光检查。与许多其他种族群体相比，每年的乳房 X 光检查筛查率较高。虽然结果令人鼓舞，但受访者可能无法代表所有亚裔印度女性。这些女性中的大多数表示她们的乳腺癌知识不足。他们愿意被要求与他人分享他们所获得的任何知识。公共卫生护士显然有机会为亚裔印度女性提供对乳房健康和疾病更全面的了解。然后，这些女性可以与同族群内的其他女性分享她们的健康知识。
Education programs have been developed to promote adherence to recommended breast cancer screening guidelines. Few studies have assessed the degree to which ethnic subgroups are perceiving and acting on the proffered information. Such assessment is vital to the creation of efficient public health interventions. This paper describes the reported breast cancer knowledge, attitudes, and screening behaviors of 194 American Asian Indian women. While monthly breast self exam adherence was low, only 40.7%, 61.3% of women 40 and older, and 70% of women 50 and older, reported having had a mammogram within the past 12 months. These rates for annual mammography screening are high relative to many other ethnic groups. While the results are encouraging, the respondents may not be representative of all Asian Indian women. The majority of these women reported that their breast cancer knowledge is inadequate. They were willing to be called upon to share with others any knowledge they gained. There is a clear opportunity for public health nurses to provide Asian Indian women with a more comprehensive understanding of breast health and disease. Those women can then share their health knowledge with other women within their ethnic group.