Barriers to breast cancer screening among Haitian immigrant women in Little Haiti, Miami

J Immigr Minor Health. 2010 Aug;12(4):520-6. doi: 10.1007/s10903-010-9316-x.

Abstract

Previous research has not examined barriers to mammography screening among Haitian immigrant women through their own discourse. Community Health Workers conducted in-depth interviews with Haitian women in Little Haiti, Miami. We used a grounded theory approach to analyze data from the in-depth interviews. Emergent themes coalesced into three core categories of screening barriers: Structural, Psychosocial, and Socio-Cultural. We developed a model of screening barriers to depict the themes within each core category. Screening barriers must be examined and understood from the social contexts in which they are produced in order to create meaningful interventions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Breast Neoplasms / ethnology
  • Breast Neoplasms / prevention & control*
  • Emigrants and Immigrants
  • Female
  • Florida
  • Haiti / ethnology
  • Health Services Accessibility*
  • Humans
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Mammography / statistics & numerical data
  • Mass Screening / statistics & numerical data*
  • Middle Aged