TY - JOUR
T1 - Preventive Cancer Screening Among Resettled Refugee Women from Muslim-Majority Countries
T2 - A Systematic Review
AU - Siddiq, Hafifa
AU - Alemi, Qais
AU - Mentes, Janet
AU - Pavlish, Carol
AU - Lee, Eunice
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - As refugee populations continue to age in the United States, there is a need to prioritize screening for chronic illnesses, including cancer, and to characterize how social and cultural contexts influence beliefs about cancer and screening behaviors. This study examines screening rates and socio-cultural factors influencing screening among resettled refugee women from Muslim-majority countries of origin. A systematic and integrative review approach was used to examine articles published from 1980 to 2019, using PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. A total of 20 articles met the inclusion criteria. Cancer screening rates among refugee women are lower when compared to US-born counterparts. Social and cultural factors include religious beliefs about cancer, stigma, modesty and gender roles within the family context. The findings of this review, suggest that resettled refugee women underutilize preventive services, specifically mammography, Pap test and colonoscopy screening, and whose perceptions and behaviors about cancer and screening are influenced by social and cultural factors.
AB - As refugee populations continue to age in the United States, there is a need to prioritize screening for chronic illnesses, including cancer, and to characterize how social and cultural contexts influence beliefs about cancer and screening behaviors. This study examines screening rates and socio-cultural factors influencing screening among resettled refugee women from Muslim-majority countries of origin. A systematic and integrative review approach was used to examine articles published from 1980 to 2019, using PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. A total of 20 articles met the inclusion criteria. Cancer screening rates among refugee women are lower when compared to US-born counterparts. Social and cultural factors include religious beliefs about cancer, stigma, modesty and gender roles within the family context. The findings of this review, suggest that resettled refugee women underutilize preventive services, specifically mammography, Pap test and colonoscopy screening, and whose perceptions and behaviors about cancer and screening are influenced by social and cultural factors.
KW - Cancer screening
KW - Colonoscopy
KW - Cultural factors
KW - Mammography
KW - Refugee
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U2 - 10.1007/s10903-019-00967-6
DO - 10.1007/s10903-019-00967-6
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31900753
SN - 1557-1912
VL - 22
SP - 1067
EP - 1093
JO - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
JF - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
IS - 5
ER -