Breast cancer screening utilization among Eastern European immigrant women worldwide: a systematic literature review and a focus on psychosocial barriers

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 2664-2675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina A. Andreeva ◽  
Pallav Pokhrel
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Psychosocial Barriers ◽  
Eastern European Immigrant

scholarly journals Lower attendance rates in immigrant versus non-immigrant women in the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Programme

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sameer Bhargava ◽  
Kaitlyn Tsuruda ◽  
Kåre Moen ◽  
Ida Bukholm ◽  
Solveig Hofvind
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Screening Programme ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Mammographic Screening ◽  
Attendance Rates ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening Programme ◽  
Cancer Screening Programme

Objective The Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Programme invites women aged 50–69 to biennial mammographic screening. Although 84% of invited women have attended at least once, attendance rates vary across the country. We investigated attendance rates among various immigrant groups compared with non-immigrants in the programme. Methods There were 4,053,691 invitations sent to 885,979 women between 1996 and 2015. Using individual level population-based data from the Cancer Registry and Statistics Norway, we examined percent attendance and calculated incidence rate ratios, comparing immigrants with non-immigrants, using Poisson regression, following women's first invitation to the programme and for ever having attended. Results Immigrant women had lower attendance rates than the rest of the population, both following the first invitation (53.1% versus 76.1%) and for ever having attended (66.9% versus 86.4%). Differences in attendance rates between non-immigrant and immigrant women were less pronounced, but still present, when adjusted for sociodemographic factors. We also identified differences in attendance between immigrant groups. Attendance increased with duration of residency in Norway. A subgroup analysis of migrants' daughters showed that 70.0% attended following the first invitation, while 82.3% had ever attended. Conclusions Immigrant women had lower breast cancer screening attendance rates. The rationale for immigrant women's non-attendance needs to be explored through further studies targeting women from various birth countries and regions.

Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors Among Korean American Immigrant Women

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 450-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hee Yun Lee ◽  
Mia Ju Stange ◽  
Jasjit S. Ahluwalia
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Korean American ◽  
American Immigrant ◽  
Screening Behaviors

scholarly journals Barriers to and discourses about breast cancer prevention among immigrant women in Spain: a qualitative study

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. e021425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastià March ◽  
Barbara Villalonga ◽  
Carmen Sanchez-Contador ◽  
Clara Vidal ◽  
Aina Mascaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cancer Prevention ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Breast Cancer Prevention ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Socioeconomic Class ◽  
Low Socioeconomic

ObjectivesTo identify knowledge, barriers and discourses about breast cancer screening in Spain among female immigrants from low-income countries and native Spanish women from a low socioeconomic class.DesignQualitative interview study with thematic analysis interpreted using cultural mediators.SettingMallorca, Spain.ParticipantsThirty-six in-depth interviews, using cultural mediators, of immigrant women living in Mallorca who were 50–69 years old and were from Maghreb, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, China or were native to Spain and from a low socioeconomic class.ResultsWe analysed the interviews to assess breast cancer perceptions and beliefs, discourses about breast cancer prevention and barriers to accessing breast cancer prevention programmes. Although the women reported an association of breast cancer with death, they acknowledged the effectiveness of early detection. They also exhibited reluctance to talk about cancer. Discourses about cancer prevention tended to be proactive or fatalistic, depending on the woman’s country of origin. For all women, fear of results and lack of time were barriers that limited participation in breast cancer prevention programmes. Language barriers, frequent changes of residence and fear due to status as an irregular (undocumented) immigrant were barriers specific to immigrant women.ConclusionsThe culture of origin affects whether an immigrant has a fatalistic or proactive approach toward breast cancer screening. Immigrants from low-income countries and Spanish natives from a low socioeconomic class experience barriers in access to breast cancer screening. Frequently changing homes is also a barrier for immigrant women.

Older Tamil Immigrant Women And Their Doctors: Attitudes Toward Breast Cancer Screening

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Barata ◽  
Marta Meana ◽  
Terry Bunston ◽  
Usha George ◽  
Lilian Wells ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Immigrant Women

scholarly journals “I want to save my life”: Conceptions of cervical and breast cancer screening among urban immigrant women of South Asian and Chinese origin

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Hulme ◽  
Catherine Moravac ◽  
Farah Ahmad ◽  
Shelley Cleverly ◽  
Aisha Lofters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Chinese Origin
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