艾米什人和门诺尼特妇女的乳腺癌知识
Melissa K Thomas1, Ashleigh Gilligan2, Jenna Lawson3
1Department of Primary Care, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH, USA. thomasm5@ohio.edu.
概括
俄俄州的阿米什和门诺尼特妇女在乳腺癌知识方面存在差异. 艾米什妇女得分较低,持有更多的神话,表明需要文化敏感的健康教育来减少差异.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
背景情况:
- 乳腺癌是美国妇女死亡的主要原因,由于健康的社会决定因素,农村和阿巴拉契亚地区的发病率更高.
- 阿米什和门诺尼特社区面临较低的乳房扫描查和更高的乳腺癌死亡率,特别是在阿米什妇女中.
研究的目的:
- 评估俄俄州阿米什和门诺尼特妇女对癌症原因的知识和信仰.
- 确定这两个宗教团体之间的理解和信仰的潜在差异.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及473名阿米什 (348) 和门诺尼特 (121) 妇女在俄俄州26家妇女健康诊所的研究.
- 统计分析被用来比较两组之间的知识分数和对癌症神话的信仰.
主要成果:
- 在阿米什和门诺尼特妇女 (p=.007) 之间发现了乳腺癌总知识得分的显著差异.
- 阿米什妇女的知识分数较低,对乳腺癌神话的信念更强 (p=.006).
- 两组都准确地描述了癌症病因,但通常低估了乳腺癌风险.
结论:
- 对文化敏感的健康教育计划对于解决这些社区的数学和健康素养差距至关重要.
- 针对性干预,社区参与和利益相关方伙伴关系对于减少乳腺癌差异和改善结果至关重要.
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