{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["52(5)"],"submitter":["Gyan KG"],"pubmed_abstract":["To examine the cervical cancer screening beliefs and practices of Black immigrant women from sub-Saharan African or Caribbean countries living in Massachusetts. 19 women who self-identified as being sub-Saharan African or Caribbean, spoke English, were foreign-born, were aged 25-65 years, and had been living in the United States for at least six months were included. A qualitative descriptive design and thematic analysis were used. A semistructured interview guide was developed based on the PEN-3 cultural model. Facilitators of cervical cancer screening included a sense of personal responsibility to maintain one's health, cultivating trust within the healthcare system, and cultivating community support. Barriers included pain and fear, navigating a new identity as a Black immigrant, a lack"],"journal":["Oncology nursing forum"],"pagination":["371-381"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12377865"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Cervical Cancer Screening Beliefs and Practices Among Black Immigrant Women From Africa and the Caribbean Living in Massachusetts."],"pmcid":["PMC12377865"],"pubmed_authors":["Gyan KG","Escobar Jones C","Effiong D","Wamai R","Dunnack Yackel H"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Cervical Cancer Screening Beliefs and Practices Among Black Immigrant Women From Africa and the Caribbean Living in Massachusetts.","description":"To examine the cervical cancer screening beliefs and practices of Black immigrant women from sub-Saharan African or Caribbean countries living in Massachusetts. 19 women who self-identified as being sub-Saharan African or Caribbean, spoke English, were foreign-born, were aged 25-65 years, and had been living in the United States for at least six months were included. A qualitative descriptive design and thematic analysis were used. A semistructured interview guide was developed based on the PEN-3 cultural model. Facilitators of cervical cancer screening included a sense of personal responsibility to maintain one's health, cultivating trust within the healthcare system, and cultivating community support. Barriers included pain and fear, navigating a new identity as a Black immigrant, a lack","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Aug","modification":"2026-05-28T22:19:09.928Z","creation":"2026-04-08T03:16:13.965Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12377865","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40849924"],"doi":["10.1188/25.ONF.371-381","10.1188/25.onf.371-381"]}}