Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening Among Latinas in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to establish a research and training collaborative partnership between the Institute for Population Health Policy (IPHP) at the University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI) at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). Our objectives and scope are: to develop a competitive and successful breast cancer research program that focuses in cancer control and population sciences at UTPA; to develop and complete a research project on barriers to breast cancer screening among Latinas in the U.S.-Mexico border region; to develop the research infrastructure that will enable UTPA investigators to submit competitive breast cancer research proposals. The key accomplishments during the second year of the project are: the collection of most of the survey data on mammography screening practices; acceptance in a peer reviewed journal of a manuscript on health insurance coverage and mammography screening; and securing a federal grant to further develop health services research at UTPA in collaboration with Penn.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA487024
Entities
People
- Jose A. Pagan
Organizations
- University of Texas at Austin