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dc.contributor.authorModeste, Naomi Nes_ES
dc.contributor.authorCaleb-Drayton, Vonna Loues_ES
dc.contributor.authorMontgomery, Suzannees_ES
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-25T14:54:32Z
dc.date.available2015-08-25T14:54:32Z
dc.date.issued1999es_ES
dc.identifier.citationModeste, Naomi N,Caleb-Drayton, Vonna Lou,Montgomery, Suzanne (1999) Barriers to early detection of breast cancer among women in a Caribbean population. Rev Panam Salud Publica;5(3) -,mar. 1999. Retrieved from http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49891999000300003&lng=pt&nrm=isoes_ES
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49891999000300003&lng=pt&nrm=isoes_ES
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/8957
dc.format.extenttabes_ES
dc.relation.ispartofseriesRev Panam Salud Publica;5(3),mar. 1999es_ES
dc.subjectNeoplasias da Mamaes_ES
dc.subjectDeterminaçãopt_BR
dc.subjectMamografiaes_ES
dc.subjectTrinidad e Tobagoes_ES
dc.titleBarriers to early detection of breast cancer among women in a Caribbean populationes_ES
dc.typeJournal articlesen_US
dc.rights.holderPan American Health Organizationen_US
dc.description.notesThe purpose of this descriptive study was to identify and describe barriers to early detection of breast cancer, as well as current breast cancer screening behaviors and attitudes regarding the disease, among women aged 20 and older on the Caribbean island of Tobago. Tobago is the smaller of the two islands that make up the nation of Trinidad and Tobago. Between February and June 1996, 265 women fitting the age criteria completed a structured survey questionnaire. Women of Agrican descent made up 89 per cent of the respondents. In terms of age, 48 per cent of those surveyed were between 20 and 39, 40 per cent were between 40 and 59, and 12 per cent were 60 or older. Barriers to early detection identified were a low level of breast self-examination, infrequent clinical breast examinations as part of regular care, unavailability of mammography services on Tobago, cost of screening, and difficulty of traveling to Trinidad for mammography. Furthermore, only a minority of the study participants had ever attended early detection or public awareness programs. The results were nearly the same for individuals with a family history of breast cancer, who would have a higher risk of occurrence of the disease. In addition, the majority of the respondents reported what can be considered a cultural barrier to early detection practices, a belief that no matter what they did, if they were to get breast cancer, they would get it. The authors recommend that mammography services be made available on Tobago. The authors also intend to use the findings to help develop an appropriate, culturally sensitive breast cancer awareness and early detection program for women on the islanden_US


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