Influences on Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors in Tamil Immigrant Women 50 Years Old and Over
Ethnicity and HealthPublished 1 August 2001
Marta Meana, Terry Bunston, Usha George, Lilian M. Wells, Walter Rosser
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The incentives and barriers to breast cancer screening in a recent immigrant group, older Tamil women from Sri Lanka, are investigated using the Health Belief Model as a theoretical framework to develop culture-appropriate educational campaigns.
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Results are discussed with a view to developing culture-appropriate educational campaigns.
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