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Susan N. Lukwago, PhD, RD, Matthew W. Kreuter, PhD, MPH, Cheryl L. Holt, PhD, Karen Steger-May, MA, Dawn C. Bucholtz, MA, MPH and Celette Sugg Skinner, PhD

Susan N. Lukwago, Matthew W. Kreuter, Cheryl L. Holt, and Dawn C. Bucholtz are with Health Communication Research Laboratory, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Mo. Susan N. Lukwago is also with the St. Louis County Department of Health, St. Louis. Karen Steger-May is with Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Biostatistics, St. Louis. Celette Sugg Skinner is with Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Durham, NC.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Matthew W. Kreuter, PhD, MPH, Health Communication Research Laboratory, Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Ave, Suite 428, St. Louis, MO 63104 (e-mail: kreuter@slu.edu).

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	INTRODUCTION

 
African American women are more likely to die of breast cancer than women of any other racial or ethnic group,¹ even though national surveys report that mammography rates are higher for African Americans than for other groups.² At least part of this discrepancy has been attributed to delayed diagnosis.^3,4 Identifying sociocultural factors that influence timely screening and incorporating them into health messages for African American women may help reduce this disparity. This study examined associations between 5 such factors—collectivism, spirituality, racial pride, and present and future time orientation—and breast cancer–related knowledge, barriers to mammography, and mammography use and stage of . . . [Full Text]

	METHODS

 
Study Population
Measures
Sociocultural constructs. Breast cancer–related knowledge. Barriers to mammography. Mammography use and stage of change. Statistical methods.

	RESULTS

 
Demographic Characteristics
Knowledge About Mammography, Breast Cancer, and Its Treatment
Barriers to Mammography
Mammography Use and Stage of Change
Missing Data

	DISCUSSION

 

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