Karla Espinosa Monteros|Linda C. Gallo
The Relevance of Fatalism in the Study of Latinas’ Cancer Screening Behavior: A Systematic Review of the Literature
San Diego State University|San Diego State University
fatalism identified dominant belief among latinos believed act barrier cancer prevention however controversy exists utility construct explaining health disparities experienced disadvantaged populations influence structural barriers low socioeconomic status ses limited access health carethis paper reviews empirical research fatalism latinas participation cancer screening attempt determine whether fatalism predicts participation cancer screening accounting structural barriersgoogle scholar eric cinahl medline psychinfo proquest pubmed psycharticles searched empirical studies published prior february 25 2010a total 43 articles obtained 11 met inclusion criteria majority studies 64 reported statistically significant association fatalism utilization cancer screening services accounting structural barriers however mixed findings limitations measurement design across studies preclude clear conclusions nature relationshippreliminary evidence inverse association fatalism latinas utilization cancer screening services accounting structural barriers identified however additional research addresses methodological limitations warranted advance understanding utility fatalism explaining inequities cancer burden experienced atrisk group