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Engaging Diverse Underserved Communities to Bridge the Mammography Divide by Kimberly K Engelman; Ana Paula Cupertino; Christine M Daley; Trish Long; Angelia Cully; Matthew S Mayo; Edward F Ellerbeck; Mugur V Geana; Allen Greiner is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background Breast cancer screening continues to be underutilized by the population in general, but is particularly underutilized by traditionally underserved minority populations. Two of the most at risk female minority groups are American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) and Latinas. American Indian women have the poorest recorded 5-year cancer survival rates of any ethnic group while breast cancer is the number one cause of cancer mortality among Latina women. Breast cancer screening rates for both minority groups are near or at the lowest among all racial/ethnic groups. As with other health screening behaviors, women may intend to get a mammogram but their intentions may not result in initiation or follow through of the examination process. An accumulating body of research, however, demonstrates the efficacy of developing 'implementation intentions' that define when, where, and how a specific behavior will be performed. The formulation of intended steps in addition to addressing potential barriers to test completion can increase a person's self-efficacy, operationalize and strengthen their intention to act, and close gaps between behavioral intention and completion. To date, an
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- Author
- Kimberly K Engelman; Ana Paula Cupertino; Christine M Daley; Trish Long; Angelia Cully; Matthew S Mayo; Edward F Ellerbeck; Mugur V Geana; Allen Greiner
- Publisher
- BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2001-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 1471-2458)
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)