Breast Cancer in Asian Women
Author(s):
Denise Little
Reviewer(s):
Kim Lundgreen
Contributor(s):
Scott Beveridge, Editor
Date Authored:
June 01, 2001
Date Last Reviewed:
April 24, 2008
keywords:
Clinical
Information about beliefs and attitudes that guide Asian women's health care seeking behavior, with particular focus on Vietnamese women and screening and treatment of breast cancer.
A focus group was conducted to provide insight into the beliefs and attitudes that guide Vietnamese women's health care seeking behavior. Five group members were recruited through collaboration with the Community House Calls Program at Harborview Medical Center. The women's ages ranged from 63 to 93, their length of stay in the U.S. ranged from 8 years to 16 years. Since none of the group members spoke English, a Vietnamese woman who works with the Community House Calls Program acted as interpreter during the focus group session.
