Coe K, Harmon M P, Castro F G, Campbell N, Mayer J A, Elder J P
Hispanic Research Center, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287-2702.
J Community Health. 1994 Dec;19(6):433-48. doi: 10.1007/BF02260325.
The breast self-examination (BSE) practices of 1,453 Hispanic women in Phoenix, Arizona and San Diego, California were the focus of this study. Variables proposed as factors that influence the frequency and proficiency of BSE were demographic variables, particularly language and level of acculturation, having been taught BSE by a health professional, and experience with the disease. Results indicate that even though the majority of the women at both the Phoenix (78.1%) and San Diego (83.7%) sites had been taught BSE by a professional and most women in Phoenix (62.5%) and San Diego (63.4%) reported performing BSE within the past month, only 0.7% of the women at both sites were found to be proficient in the technique of BSE. Further, results indicate that language and acculturation were correlated with whether or not a woman performed BSE. These findings suggest that BSE education classes must provide information and techniques that promote proficiency in BSE, and must be designed to meet the unique needs of Hispanic women, particularly those of low acculturation levels.
本研究聚焦于亚利桑那州凤凰城和加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥的1453名西班牙裔女性的乳房自我检查（BSE）行为。被认为影响BSE频率和熟练程度的因素变量包括人口统计学变量，尤其是语言和文化适应程度、是否曾由健康专业人员教授过BSE以及疾病经历。结果表明，尽管凤凰城（78.1%）和圣地亚哥（83.7%）两地的大多数女性都曾由专业人员教授过BSE，且凤凰城（62.5%）和圣地亚哥（63.4%）的大多数女性报告在过去一个月内进行过BSE，但两地只有0.7%的女性被发现熟练掌握BSE技术。此外，结果表明语言和文化适应程度与女性是否进行BSE相关。这些发现表明，BSE教育课程必须提供促进熟练掌握BSE的信息和技术，并且必须设计成满足西班牙裔女性的独特需求，尤其是文化适应程度较低的女性。
