Kathleen M. Russell|Susan M. Perkins|Terrell W. Zollinger|Victoria L. Champion
Sociocultural Context of Mammography Screening Use
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
examine variations cultural health beliefs mammography screening among socioeconomically diverse sample african american caucasian women identify set beliefs predicted mammography screening adherencedescriptive retrospective crosssectional studycommunitybased organizations public housing111 african american women 64 caucasian women aged 40 years older history breast cancertelephone inperson structured interviews conducted items used previously validated scales based cultural assessment model health health belief modelrace ethnicity education income personal space health temporal orientation personal control fatalism susceptibility benefits barriers selfefficacy mammography screening adherenceafrican american women fatalistic breast cancer perceived fewer benefits screening mammography screeningadherent women future oriented believed less control finding health problems early fewer barriers screening experienced physical spatial discomfort screening procedure nonadherent womenseveral cultural beliefs significantly different race ethnicity however cultural health beliefs significant predictors mammography screeningtheoretically based cultural beliefs important consider behavioral interventions increase mammography screening african american caucasian women