Factors Associated with Mammogram Use in Korean American Immigrant Women

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 1075-1085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mi Hwa Lee ◽  
Joseph R. Merighi ◽  
Hee Yun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Korean American ◽  
Health Services Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
American Immigrant

Objectives: In this study, we assessed breast cancer screening in Korean American immigrant women and identified factors associated with adherence to American Cancer Society mammography screening guidelines. Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional survey with 182 Korean American immigrant women in Los Angeles County, California. Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use guided this study's design and analysis. We used hierarchical logistic regression to identify predisposing, enabling, and need factors associated with mammography adherence. Results: Nearly all respondents (95.1%) had a mammogram at some point in their lifetime. Mammography adherence based on age was 22.2% (45-49 years), 29.0% (50-54 years), and 67.7% (55 years and older). The strongest correlates of mammogram adherence were having a regular primary care check-up and hearing about a mammogram experience from family members, friends, or neighbors. Awareness of free or low-cost mammogram service, family cancer history, and having fatalistic beliefs also were associated with mammogram adherence. Conclusions: The findings highlight the primacy of health education messages that emphasize the importance of regular check-ups and personal screening experiences to promote mammography use in this population. Additional research is needed to understand Korean American immigrant women's perspectives on breast cancer and breast cancer screening in relation to fatalism.

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 Development and Evaluation of Culturally and Linguistically Tailored Mobile App to Promote Breast Cancer Screening

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hee Lee ◽  
Mi Lee ◽  
Zan Gao ◽  
Karim Sadak
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Korean American ◽  
Screening Behavior ◽  
American Immigrant ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Promote Breast Cancer

Background: While a significant breast cancer burden exists for Korean American immigrant women, their cancer screening behavior is strikingly poor, and few interventions have focused on this population. To promote breast cancer screening behavior in Korean American immigrant women, a mobile phone multimedia messaging intervention (mMammogram) was developed. Objective: The current study explores the impact of mMammogram on changes to study participants’ screening behavior and proposes suggestions for how the intervention can be improved for wide dissemination and implementation in the Korean American community. Material and Methods: Data were collected through qualitative research methods. Three focus groups were conducted with 14 Korean immigrant women who completed the mMammogram. Findings: Three themes emerged: (1) better understanding of breast cancer and screening through mMammogram (e.g., increased knowledge on breast cancer and screening methods, increased understanding of the importance of regular mammography, and reduced anxiety about mammography); (2) health navigators as a trigger to promote mammography (e.g., providing resources for free or low-cost mammograms and scheduling mammogram appointments); and (3) suggestions for mMammogram (e.g., technical issues and program period). Conclusions: Mobile app intervention that is culturally tailored, along with health navigation services, can be a feasible, effective, and acceptable tool to promote breast cancer screening behaviors in underserved immigrant women. A mobile app can cover a broad range of breast cancer health topics and the health navigator can further help women overcome barriers to screening. A health navigation service is critical in overcoming language, transportation, and health accessibility barriers and triggering a positive change in their health screening behavior, especially for newly arrived immigrant populations.

Factors Associated with Adherence to Breast Cancer Screening among Working Women

1992 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 1071-1078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Glanz ◽  
Nancy Resch ◽  
Caryn Lerman ◽  
Alicia Blake ◽  
Patricia McGovern Gorchov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Factors Associated

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.

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Breast Cancer Screening in Asian Indian Women in Metro-Detroit

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 534-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatema I. Boxwala ◽  
Areeta Bridgemohan ◽  
Derek M. Griffith ◽  
Amr S. Soliman
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Asian Indian ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Asian Indian Women
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