Breast cancer screening practices and associated factors among Chinese-Australian women living in Sydney: A cross-sectional survey study.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to investigate breast cancer screening practices and associated factors among Chinese-Australian women. A cross-sectional quantitative survey method including convenience and snowball sampling was used to recruit 115 Chinese-Australian women living in Sydney, using a self-administered survey. In all, 69.8% of participants reported recent clinical breast examinations and 73.3% had mammograms. Age, religion, employment status, and length of residence were associated with having a clinical breast examination. Income was related to having a mammogram. Associations between knowledge of breast cancer, cancer-related beliefs, and screening participation were found. Length of residence in Australia was the strongest predictor of having a clinical breast examination and mammogram.

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9305288 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature