Developing a Culturally Competent Faith-Based Framework to Promote Breast Cancer Screening Among Afghan Immigrant Women

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 153-159

  Shirazi, Mehra ^a,c   Shirazi, Aida ^b   Bloom, Joan ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Afghan Women's Breast Health Project   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Afghan immigrant; Breast cancer screening; Community participatory research; Faith based; Islam

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ISLAM; MIGRANT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REFUGEE; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

AFGHANISTAN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; ISLAM; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFUGEES; RELIGION; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84886805256     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: 15736571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-013-9793-z     Document Type: Article

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