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- Title
Examination of Breast Cancer Screening Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among Syrian Refugee Women in a Western Canadian Province.
- Authors
Racine, Louise; Andsoy, Isil; Maposa, Sithokozile; Vatanparast, Hassanali; Fowler-Kerry, Susan
- Abstract
Background: Women living in the Arab world present low breast cancer screening rates, delayed diagnosis, and higher mortality rates. Purpose: To further explore the Muslim Syrian refugee women's breast self-examination (BSE), utilization of clinical breast examination (CBE) and mammography. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive exploratory study design was used. The sample consisted of 75 refugee women. Data were collected using Champion's Health Belief Model Scale, the Cancer Stigma Scale, and the Arab Culture-Specific Barriers to Breast Cancer Questionnaire. Descriptive, Pearson correlation and logistic regression analyses were used to analyze the data. Results: A minority of women had BSE (32%), CBE (12%) and mammograms (6.7%) anytime during their lifetime. Women's breast cancer screening (BCS) knowledge ranked at a medium level (M = 10.57, SD = 0.40). Low knowledge score, BSE information, policy opposition, responsibility, barriers to BSE, and seriousness were found to be statistically significant in women's BSE practice. BSE benefits and religious beliefs significantly predict CBE Age, education, knowledge, responsibility, susceptibility, social barriers, and religious beliefs were statistically significant in women's mammography use (p <.01). Conclusions: Participants' breast cancer screening practices were low. Health beliefs, Arab culture and stigma about cancer affected women's BCS practices. Faith-based interventions may improve knowledge and practices.
- Subjects
SYRIA; CANADA; HEALTH Belief Model; RESEARCH; HEALTH services accessibility; CONFIDENCE intervals; BREAST self-examination; CROSS-sectional method; RESEARCH methodology; ARABS; PERSONAL space; EARLY detection of cancer; MAMMOGRAMS; HEALTH literacy; PATIENTS' attitudes; MEDICAL care use; PEARSON correlation (Statistics); SURVEYS; REFUGEES; HEALTH attitudes; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; RESEARCH funding; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DATA analysis software; ODDS ratio; WOMEN'S health; RELIGION
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 2022, Vol 54, Issue 2, p177
- ISSN
0844-5621
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/08445621211013200