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Article: Cultural beliefs and attitudes about breast cancer and screening practices among Arabic women in Australia

TitleCultural beliefs and attitudes about breast cancer and screening practices among Arabic women in Australia
Authors
KeywordsArabic women
Breast cancer beliefs
Breast cancer screening
Practices
Issue Date2016
PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.cancernursingonline.com
Citation
Cancer Nursing, 2016, v. 39 n. 5, p. 367-374 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: Arabic women have been consistently reported as having remarkably low participation rates in breast cancer screening measures in their home countries and after migration to Western countries. Little is known about the screening behaviors of Arabic women in Australia. Objectives: This study aimed to report breast cancer screening practices among Arabic women in Australia and to examine the relationship between (1) demographic factors and (2) the Arabic version of the Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Questionnaire (BCSBQ) score and women’s breast screening behaviors. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional method was used. Both English and Arabic versions of the BCSBQ were administered to the 251 Arabic Australian women 18 years or older who participated in the study. Results: The majority of participants (62.9%–92%) had heard of breast awareness, clinical breast examination, and mammography. However, only 7.6% practiced breast awareness monthly, 21.4% had undergone clinical breast examination annually, and 40.3% had biannual mammography. Length of stay in Australia, being retired, and being unemployed were positively associated with the recommended performance of breast awareness and mammography. In terms of BCSBQ scores, women who engaged in the 3 screening practices had significantly higher scores on the attitudes to health check-ups and barriers to mammography subscales. Conclusion: Attitudes toward health check-ups and perceived barriers to mammography were important determinants of breast cancer screening practices among Arabic Australian women. Implications for Practice: To fully understand barriers discouraging Arabic Australian women from participating in breast cancer screening practices, efforts should be focused on specific subgroup (ie, working group) of Arabic Australian women.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/233570
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 2.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.767
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dc.contributor.authorKwok, C-
dc.contributor.authorEndrawes, G-
dc.contributor.authorLee, CF-
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-20T05:37:41Z-
dc.date.available2016-09-20T05:37:41Z-
dc.date.issued2016-
dc.identifier.citationCancer Nursing, 2016, v. 39 n. 5, p. 367-374-
dc.identifier.issn0162-220X-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/233570-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Arabic women have been consistently reported as having remarkably low participation rates in breast cancer screening measures in their home countries and after migration to Western countries. Little is known about the screening behaviors of Arabic women in Australia. Objectives: This study aimed to report breast cancer screening practices among Arabic women in Australia and to examine the relationship between (1) demographic factors and (2) the Arabic version of the Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Questionnaire (BCSBQ) score and women’s breast screening behaviors. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional method was used. Both English and Arabic versions of the BCSBQ were administered to the 251 Arabic Australian women 18 years or older who participated in the study. Results: The majority of participants (62.9%–92%) had heard of breast awareness, clinical breast examination, and mammography. However, only 7.6% practiced breast awareness monthly, 21.4% had undergone clinical breast examination annually, and 40.3% had biannual mammography. Length of stay in Australia, being retired, and being unemployed were positively associated with the recommended performance of breast awareness and mammography. In terms of BCSBQ scores, women who engaged in the 3 screening practices had significantly higher scores on the attitudes to health check-ups and barriers to mammography subscales. Conclusion: Attitudes toward health check-ups and perceived barriers to mammography were important determinants of breast cancer screening practices among Arabic Australian women. Implications for Practice: To fully understand barriers discouraging Arabic Australian women from participating in breast cancer screening practices, efforts should be focused on specific subgroup (ie, working group) of Arabic Australian women.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.cancernursingonline.com-
dc.relation.ispartofCancer Nursing-
dc.rightsThis is a non-final version of an article published in final form in (provide complete journal citation)-
dc.subjectArabic women-
dc.subjectBreast cancer beliefs-
dc.subjectBreast cancer screening-
dc.subjectPractices-
dc.titleCultural beliefs and attitudes about breast cancer and screening practices among Arabic women in Australia-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailLee, CF: fanlee@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityLee, CF=rp02103-
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/NCC.0000000000000325-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84949481626-
dc.identifier.hkuros267010-
dc.identifier.hkuros276582-
dc.identifier.volume39-
dc.identifier.issue5-
dc.identifier.spage367-
dc.identifier.epage374-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000383982600010-
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-
dc.identifier.issnl0162-220X-

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