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Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening Among Haitian Immigrant Women in Little Haiti, Miami

Authors: Janelle Menard, Erin Kobetz, Jennifer Cudris Maldonado, Betsy Barton, Jenny Blanco, Joshua Diem

Published in: Journal of Cancer Education | Issue 4/2010

Abstract

Previous research has not examined barriers to Pap test screening among Haitian immigrant women through their own discourse. Community Health Workers conducted in-depth interviews with Haitian women in Little Haiti, Miami. We used a grounded theory approach to analyze data from the in-depth interviews. Emergent themes coalesced into three core categories of screening barriers: structural, psychosocial, and sociocultural. We developed a model of screening barriers to depict the themes within each core category. Screening barriers must be examined and understood from the social contexts in which they are produced in order to create meaningful interventions.

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Title: Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening Among Haitian Immigrant Women in Little Haiti, Miami
Authors: Janelle Menard
Erin Kobetz
Jennifer Cudris Maldonado
Betsy Barton
Jenny Blanco
Joshua Diem
Publication date: 01-12-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Cancer Education / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 0885-8195
Electronic ISSN: 1543-0154
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-010-0089-7

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