Jonathan O’Hara|Crystal McPhee|Sarity Dodson|Annie Cooper|Carol Wildey|Mélanie Hawkins|Alexandra M. Fulton|Vicki Pridmore|Victoria Cuevas|Matthew C. Scanlon|Patricia M. Livingston|Richard H. Osborne|Alison Beauchamp
Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening among Diverse Cultural Groups in Melbourne, Australia
Deakin University|Deakin University|Deakin University|Breastscreen Victoria|Deakin University|Deakin University|Deakin University|Breastscreen Victoria|Breastscreen Victoria|Breastscreen Victoria|Deakin University|Deakin University|Monash University|Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science|Western Health|University of Melbourne
study explored association health literacy barriers breast cancer screening breast screening participation women culturally linguistically diverse cald backgrounds english arabic italianspeaking women n 317 ages 50 74 north west melbourne australia recruited complete survey exploring health literacy barriers breast cancer screening selfreported screening participation total 219 women 69 reported breast screen within past two years results revealed health literacy associated screening participation instead emotional barriers significant factor selfreported uptake screening three health literacy domains related lower emotional breast screening barriers feeling understood supported healthcare providers social support health understanding health information well enough know compared english italianspeaking women arabicspeaking women reported emotional barriers screening greater challenges understanding health information well enough know interventions improve breast screening participation rates aim reduce emotional barriers breast screening particularly arabicspeaking women