- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- A comparative analysis between African American women and Caucasian women: health seeking behaviors, attitudes, perception, susceptibility, severity, barriers, and medical benefits regarding breast cancer, 2000
- Creator:
- Benton, Lisa R.
- Date of Original:
- 2000-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The objective of this study was to examine if there was a relationship between African American women and Caucasian women regarding breast cancer. To determine this objective, the following areas were explored by the researcher: (a) health seeking behaviors, (b) perception, (c) attitudes, (d) susceptibility, (e) severity, (f) barriers, and (g) medical benefits. In this study, an exploratory research was used. A sixty-six item questionnaire was administered by the researcher. The questionnaire was given to a group of fifteen African American women and fifteen Caucasian women ranging in age from thirty-five to fifty-five. The population was selected from two churches: Liveoak Baptist Church located in College Park and Church of Christ Forest Park located in Forest Park. The results of the study revealed that there is no statistically significant relationship between African American women and Caucasian women: health seeking behaviors, perception, attitudes, susceptibility, severity, barriers, and medical benefits regarding breast cancer. The hypothesis was rejected for this study.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2000_benton_lisa_r
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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