Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2017 Sep;15(3):113-120.
doi: 10.1177/1540415317726952. Epub 2017 Sep 4.

An Examination of Sociocultural Factors Associated With Mammography Screening Among Latina Immigrants

John S Luque  1 , Yelena N Tarasenko  2 , Debbie Chatman Bryant  1 , Caroline Davila  1 , Grace Soulen  1
Affiliations

An Examination of Sociocultural Factors Associated With Mammography Screening Among Latina Immigrants

John S Luque et al. Hisp Health Care Int. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

Introduction: The study hypothesized that sociocultural factors would be associated with breast cancer screening within the past 2 years among Latina immigrant women.

Method: This study employed a survey design and included 82 Latina immigrant female participants 40 to 64 years of age for the analysis. Two multivariable binary logistic regression models were estimated, one for the sociocultural deterrents and the other for the symptomatic deterrents from the Cultural Cancer Screening Scale.

Results: The results indicated two constructs of the Cultural Cancer Screening Scale, sociocultural deterrents (odds ratio = 2.00; 95% confidence interval = 1.04-3.86) and symptomatic deterrents (odds ratio = 1.65; 95% confidence interval = 1.08-2.54), were associated with screening in the past 2 years, when adjusting for sociodemographic and health-related characteristics.

Conclusion: These findings provide evidence for the importance of sociocultural factors in Latina immigrant women's timely mammography screening.

Keywords: breast cancer; health disparities; immigrant health; screening behaviors; women’s health.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Allen JD, Bluethmann SM, Sheets M, Opdyke KM, Gates-Ferris K, Hurlbert M, & Harden E (2013). Women’s responses to changes in U.S. Preventive Task Force’s mammography screening guidelines: results of focus groups with ethnically diverse women. BMC Public Health, 13, 1169. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-1169 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. American Cancer Society. (2015). Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics/Latinos 2015–2017. Retrieved from https://www.cancer.org/research/cancer-facts-statistics/hispanics-latino.... Accessed May 18, 2017.
    1. Balkrishnan R, Dugan E, Camacho FT, & Hall MA (2003). Trust and satisfaction with physicians, insurers, and the medical profession. Med Care, 41(9), 1058–1064. doi:10.1097/01.MLR.0000083743.15238.9F - DOI - PubMed
    1. Betancourt H, Flynn PM, Riggs M, & Garberoglio C (2010). A cultural research approach to instrument development: The case of breast and cervical cancer screening among Latino and Anglo women. Health Educ Res, 25(6), 991–1007. doi:10.1093/her/cyq052 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Borrayo EA, Hines L, Byers T, Risendal B, Slattery ML, Sweeney C, … Giuliano A (2009). Characteristics associated with mammography screening among both hispanic and non-hispanic white women. J Womens Health, 18(10), 1585–1594. doi:10.1089/jwh.2008.1009 - DOI - PMC - PubMed