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Breast cancer knowledge and barriers to mammography in a low-income managed care population
Nasar U Ahmed1, Jane G Fort, Alecia Malin Fair
1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Robert Stempel School of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA. ahmedn@fiu.edu
Background:
Low-income women experience multiple barriers to screening mammography. This study explored cancer knowledge as a point of intervention to reduce overall barriers.
Methods:
A survey of breast cancer knowledge and barriers was obtained from 173 low-income female residents of Middle Tennessee, > or =40 years, enrolled in the state managed care organization and nonadherent to mammography. Multiple regression models examined the effect of breast cancer knowledge on mammography screening barriers.
Results:
Comprehensive breast cancer knowledge, not mere screening awareness, was the strongest contributor towards lower barrier scores.
Conclusions:
Strategies to overcome mammography barriers should include comprehensive breast cancer education.
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