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Publication Date: 2011-Oct
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Closing the Gap in Mammogram Screening: An Experimental Intervention among Low-Income Hispanic Women in Community Health Clinics
Deavenport, Alexis; Modeste, Naomi; Marshak, Helen Hopp; Neish, Christine
Health Education & Behavior, v38 n5 p452-461 Oct 2011
A low rate of mammogram screening exists among low-income Hispanic women. To address this disparity, an experimental intervention containing audiovisual and written media was conducted using the health belief model as a framework. The purpose of this study was to determine if low-income Hispanic women, more than 40 years of age, who received targeted cancer prevention education (n = 105) had a significantly greater perceived threat of breast cancer, greater benefits and lower barriers to screening, and stronger intentions to obtain mammograms compared to a control group (n = 105). Intervention participants reported significantly greater perceived benefits, self-efficacy, and mammogram screening intentions than the control group. Predictors of mammogram screening intentions, when controlling for covariates, included receiving the intervention, and having greater perceived benefits, self-efficacy, and lower barriers. Results demonstrate the effectiveness of a low-cost, theory-based intervention aimed at increasing mammogram screening to assist in the monitoring of "Healthy People 2020" objectives. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Low Income, Females, Self Efficacy, Public Health, Cancer, Clinics, Diagnostic Tests, Hispanic Americans, Prevention, Health, Screening Tests, Intention, Predictor Variables, Cost Effectiveness
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