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JOURNAL OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 15, Issue 2-3, Pages 291-305Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1300/J137v15n02_17
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African-American women; Kin Keeper Model; family; cancer prevention
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Cancer mortality issues for African-American women are undeniably real. It is also apparent that to address the issue of this unequal burden, different intervention approaches are necessary. Employing a family systems approach for African-American women and their families holds benefits for both cancer prevention and cancer treatment. The Kin Keeper Model is based on the premise that the natural ways AfricanAmerican women communicate various health messages to females in their family can be used to influence their cancer prevention and screening behaviors. This paper reports empirical research that demonstrates significant familial influence on African-American women's cancer prevention screening behaviors. Findings indicated that family influence provides insight into the intersection of family altruism with cultural familial decision-making. In addition, the findings underscore the strong influence family has on African-American women's propensity to receive mammogram screening. (C) 2007 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.]
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