%0 Journal Article
%T Vietnamese American Women¡¯s Beliefs and Perceptions About Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Screening: A Community
%A Anthony My Truong
%A Connie Kim Yen Nguyen-Truong
%A Keara Rodela
%A Kim Quy Vo Nguyen
%A Thai Hien Nguyen
%A Tuong Vy Le
%J Journal of Transcultural Nursing
%@ 1552-7832
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1043659618764570
%X Introduction: Although breast cancer (BC) rates are declining in White non-Hispanic American women, they are increasing among Vietnamese American women (VAW) at 1.2% (95% confidence interval [0.1, 2.2]) per year. BC screening rates (64%) are below the national rates (81.1%). This article explores VAW¡¯s beliefs about BC and screening. Method: Using community-based participatory qualitative descriptive methods, 40 VAW were recruited from Oregon, and four focus groups were conducted. A directed content analysis was used. Results: Main themes were as follows: deferred to a health care provider or relying on self-detection and symptoms; fear of BC versus fear of procedural pain; limited knowledge; motivation by observing others¡¯ journey in BC death or survivorship; body image concern; ¡°living carefree,¡± ¡°good fortune¡ªhaving good health¡±; and coverage for a mammogram expense means health care access. Discussion: Tailored interventions should address mammogram knowledge, fear, erroneous information, body image, fate and luck, and promoting access
%K Vietnamese
%K breast cancer
%K screening
%K beliefs
%K qualitative
%K focus groups
%K community-based participatory research
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1043659618764570