Breast cancer knowledge in Mexico and US border towns

Breast cancer knowledge in Mexico and US border towns

Women's health services
reproductive health
Latina
breast cancer
health awareness
public health

This document is a study performed in border towns on either end of the US-Mexico border, in the Texas area. The investigators examined the attitudes and knowledge level of Latinas on either side of the border in regards to breast cancer. The results show that Mexican Latinas are on average more knowledgeable about breast cancer than US Latinas. This was attributed to a breast cancer awareness campaign in Mexico. However, Mexican Latinas were less likely to seek out professional preventive care such as mammograms, and instead used self-examination as their primary form of detection. This was attributed to the lower levels of insurance coverage in Mexico.

Journal of Women's Health

2012-01-12

Yelena Bird, John Moraros, Surasri Papsiri, Beti Thompson, Matthew P. Banegas

English

Bird, Yelena, John Moraros, Sasha King, Surasri Prapsiri, Beti Thompson, and Matthew P. Banegas. "Breast Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Early Detection Practices in United States-Mexico Border Latinas." Journal of Women's Health 21, no. 1 (January 12, 2012). https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/ pdf/10.1089/jwh.2010.2638.

United States, Mexico