Obstacles to the Primary and Secondary Prevention of Breast Cancer in African-American Women.
Abstract
Study objectives are to develop a quantitative assessment tool to describe barriers to primary and secondary prevention of breast cancer, to use this tool to establish preliminary norms in an urban, southern, African American community and to investigate individual differences in obstacles to behaviors that impede breast cancer prevention. In Phase I, a comprehensive literature review (Appendix A) was used to develop an interview protocol (Appendix B). This semi-structured interview is used to identify and describe barriers to breast cancer prevention. To date, 133 interviews are complete - representing African American women with different levels of education and income. Also, based on the literature review, a coding system (Appendix C) has been developed to systematically describe the explanations women gave on the interviews for why it is hard to make changes in their behaviors. We are analyzing this information and will develop a taxonomy of barriers to breast cancer prevention, and a psychometrically valid assessment instrument. We will use this to survey the obstacles to breast cancer prevention in the Nashville Community and to study individual differences in barriers to the primary and secondary prevention of breast cancer.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA336415
Entities
People
- Margaret K. Hargreaves
Organizations
- Meharry Medical College