The cancer screening project for women: Experiences of women who partner with women and women who partner with men

被引:39
作者
Clark, MA
Bonacore, L
Wright, SJ
Armstrong, G
Rakowski, W
机构
[1] Brown Univ, Ctr Gerontol & Hlth Care Res, Providence, RI 02912 USA
[2] Brown Univ, Dept Community Hlth, Providence, RI 02912 USA
关键词
women's health; preventive health services; mammography; Papanicolaou smear; colonoscopy; lesbians; single person;
D O I
10.1300/J013v38n02_02
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
The Cancer Screening Project for Women is a study about the experiences of legally unmarried women with breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening. During the initial phase of the study, we conducted focus groups to explore factors that influence unmarried women's decisions about cancer screenings. Women were invited to attend one of four group discussions: (I) never married women who either partner with women (WPW) or with both women and men (WPWM), (2) previously married women who now partner either with women (WPW) or with both women and men (WPWM), (3) never married women who partner with men (WPM), and (4) previously married women who partner with men (WPM). Twenty-eight women attended the focus groups, 14 WPW and 14 WPM. Several barriers to screening were consistent across the groups and included lack of acknowledgement and validation in medical settings, administrative barriers, pain, and concerns about body image. WPW specifically discussed fears about discrimination if and when they acknowledge their sexual orientation. WPW also described how women who express their gender androgynously are more likely to avoid health care facilities. Further studies are needed to determine if the themes we identified are consistent among larger samples of unmarried women. (C) 2003 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
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