Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 520-526

Barriers to breast cancer screening among Haitian immigrant women in Little Haiti, Miami (Article)

Kobetz E.* , Menard J. , Barton B. , Maldonado J.C. , Diem J. , Auguste P.D. , Pierre L.
  • a Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th Street, Miami, FL 33136, United States, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1120 NW 14th Street, Miami, FL 33136, United States
  • b Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1120 NW 14th Street, Miami, FL 33136, United States
  • c Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1120 NW 14th Street, Miami, FL 33136, United States
  • d Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1120 NW 14th Street, Miami, FL 33136, United States
  • e Department of Teaching and Learning, University of Miami School of Education, Merrick 324-C, 5202 University Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146, United States
  • f Haitian American Association Against Cancer, 225 NE 34th Street, Miami, FL 33137, United States
  • g Center for Haitian Studies, 8260 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33138, United States

Abstract

Previous research has not examined barriers to mammography screening among Haitian immigrant women through their own discourse. Community Health Workers conducted in-depth interviews with Haitian women in Little Haiti, Miami. We used a grounded theory approach to analyze data from the in-depth interviews. Emergent themes coalesced into three core categories of screening barriers: Structural, Psychosocial, and Socio-Cultural. We developed a model of screening barriers to depict the themes within each core category. Screening barriers must be examined and understood from the social contexts in which they are produced in order to create meaningful interventions. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

Author Keywords

Community health workers In-depth interviews Disparities in mammography utilization Haitian women Community-based participatory research

Index Keywords

mass screening human middle aged ethnology interview Florida Haiti United States Humans Breast Neoplasms Mammography Interviews as Topic Emigrants and Immigrants breast tumor female Article adult migration Utilization Review Health Services Accessibility health care delivery
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77955983004&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-010-9316-x&partnerID=40&md5=bb42e7f07a9b7deaff2165d48d857eaa
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-010-9316-x
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 18
Original Language: English