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Predictors of Breast Self-Examination Among Mexican American Women: A Path Analytic Model

This paper is a test of several hypothesized predictors of frequency of breast self-examination among low-income Mexican American women. Current research points to several factors as important predictors of preventive care. Among these are self-efficacy – one’s perceived capacity to perform a given action – and social support from significant others. For Mexican Americans, environmental barriers to health care are important factors. While findings are inconclusive regarding the role of language proficiency as a predictor of preventive care, the model includes this as a hypothesized predictor of frequency of breast self-examination. The findings show a strong relationship between self-efficacy and frequency of breast self-examination. Barriers to health care have a weaker direct effect upon breast self-examination. The effects of English-language proficiency are indirect and mediated by self-efficacy.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/219031
Date January 1990
CreatorsGonzález, Judith T.
ContributorsCalifornia State University, Fresno
PublisherUniversity of Arizona, Mexican American Studies and Research Center
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typetext, Book
RightsThe MASRC Working Paper Series © The Arizona Board of Regents
RelationMASRC Working Paper Series; 19, http://mas.arizona.edu/node/658

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