Reaching Black Women for a Dietary Intervention to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk.

Abstract

Fat and fiber have been implicated as important food factors associated with breast cancer. Black Americans have a high mortality rate for breast cancer and preferentially select high fat, low fiber diets. The purpose of this project is to extend the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of behavioral change to dietary fat reduction in black women. The target population was approximately 2,000 black women from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, senior citizen centers, and black churches in Nashville. A total of 174 (9%) women responded to a screening questionnaire designed to determine percent fat intake and stage of change. Forty-one women participated in stage-matched focus groups designed to understand black food habits; ensure that the TTM constructs of Stage, Process, Decisional Balance, Self Efficacy, and Situational Temptation are meaningful and valid in a black population; and obtain suggestions on how to lower fat intake within the context of cultural food habits. Exploratory questionnaire development analyses reveal that the TTM measures for dietary fat reduction are relevant in large part. jg p.2

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 14, 1995
Accession Number
ADA301909

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  • Margaret K. Hargreaves

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  • Meharry Medical College

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  • African Americans
  • Algorithms
  • Breast Cancer
  • Data Science
  • Dietary Fats
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Education
  • Health Services
  • Information Science
  • Intervention
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  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Women's Health and Cancer Risk Research: African American Women and Pregnancy Outcomes.