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Barriers to breast cancer screening among diverse cultural groups in Melbourne, Australia
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posted on 2018-08-07, 00:00 authored by Jonathan O'Hara, Crystal Mcphee, Sarity Dodson, Annie Cooper, Carol Wildey, Melanie Hawkins, Alexandra Fulton, Vicki Pridmore, Victoria Cuevas, Matthew Scanlon, Trish LivingstonTrish Livingston, Richard Osborne, Alison BeauchampThis study explored the association between health literacy, barriers to breast cancer screening, and breast screening participation for women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. English-, Arabic- and Italian-speaking women (n = 317) between the ages of 50 to 74 in North West Melbourne, Australia were recruited to complete a survey exploring health literacy, barriers to breast cancer screening, and self-reported screening participation. A total of 219 women (69%) reported having a breast screen within the past two years. Results revealed that health literacy was not associated with screening participation. Instead, emotional barriers were a significant factor in the self-reported uptake of screening. Three health literacy domains were related to lower emotional breast screening barriers, feeling understood and supported by healthcare providers, social support for health and understanding health information well enough to know what to do. Compared with English- and Italian-speaking women, Arabic-speaking women reported more emotional barriers to screening and greater challenges in understanding health information well enough to know what to do. Interventions that can improve breast screening participation rates should aim to reduce emotional barriers to breast screening, particularly for Arabic-speaking women
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International journal of environmental research and public healthVolume
15Issue
8Article number
1677Pagination
1 - 13Publisher
MDPILocation
Basel, SwitzerlandPublisher DOI
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1661-7827eISSN
1660-4601Language
EnglishPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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health literacyHLQbreast cancerbreast cancer screeningmammographyItalianArabicCALDScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineEnvironmental SciencesPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthEnvironmental Sciences & EcologyLITERACY QUESTIONNAIRE HLQTASK-FORCE RECOMMENDATIONWOMENCOMMUNICATIONASSOCIATIONPROVIDERSERVICESPATIENT
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