Abstract
African immigrant (AI) women have low Pap testing rates. Limited health literacy is a barrier to cancer screening among racial/ethnic minority populations. Sources and types of health information can shape health literacy. However, how health literacy, sources and types of health information along with cultural and psychosocial correlates impact the Pap testing behaviors of AI women remains unknown.
To examine how sources and types of health information impact health literacy and health information exchange, and in turn, how health literacy, culture and psychosocial (cancer knowledge, self-efficacy, decisional balance, cultural beliefs) factors influence the Pap testing behaviors of AI women.
Sigma Membership
Nu Beta at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Mixed/Multi Method Research
Keywords:
African Immigrant Women, Health Information, Cultural Beliefs, Preventive Health Services, Pap Testing
Advisor
Hae-Ra Han
Second Advisor
Debra Roter
Third Advisor
Chakra Budhathoki
Fourth Advisor
Phyllis Sharps
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
Johns Hopkins University
Degree Year
2019
Recommended Citation
Cudjoe, Joycelyn, "The impact of health literacy, culture and psychological factors on the pap testing behaviors of African immigrant women in the United States" (2022). Dissertations. 1552.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1552
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2022-03-16
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 27726282; ProQuest document ID: 2355986704. The author still retains copyright.