Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING
Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages 88-94Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2012.02.004
Keywords
Breast cancer screening; Participation; Jordanian; Women; Immigrant; Barriers; Beliefs; Cultural beliefs; Socioeconomic; Knowledge
Funding
- Arabic Church of Washington DC
- University of Rochester Susan B. Anthony Institute
- Thrifty Car Rental
- Enterprise-Rent-A-Car Foundation
- National Arab American Medical Association
- Transcultural Nursing Society
- The Jill Thayer dissertation award, University of Rochester, School of Nursing
- Jim and Junko Mills Fund, University of Rochester, School of Nursing
- WAL*MART
- Arabic Church of Houston
- Sigma Theta Tau Epsilon Xi Chapter
- Western New York League for Nursing
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Purpose: Increasing breast cancer screening (BCS) among diverse women from minority groups is a goal of health care providers and national organizations as a way to help in the early detection and treatment of breast cancer. The purpose of this article is to investigate barriers to BCS encountered by Jordanian and Palestinian women living in the United States (US). Methods: Descriptive content analysis of interviews of 107 Jordanian and Palestinian immigrant women provided data on BCS barriers that were thematically analyzed. Results: Data revealed 4 barriers that affect Jordanian and Palestinian immigrant women's participation in BCS: (1) culture-specific barriers such as embarrassment, family relationships, fatalism, and traditional healers consultation; (2) immigration-related barriers (citizenship issues and language); (3) general barriers (including nonparticipation in health screening, stigmatization of cancer, fear, and ignorance about BCS); and (4) irrelevant barriers. Conclusions: Clinicians should be cognizant of the culture, beliefs and practices of Arab Middle Eastern immigrant women and the influence of these factors on their decision to participate in routine BCS. To increase participation in BCS and knowledge of breast cancer, appropriate language and culturally sensitive educational materials should be created and made available to Arab Middle Eastern immigrant women. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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