TY - JOUR
T1 - Expressions of machismo in colorectal cancer screening among New Mexico Hispanic subpopulations
AU - Getrich, Christina M.
AU - Sussman, Andrew L.
AU - Helitzer, Deborah L.
AU - Hoffman, Richard M.
AU - Warner, Teddy D.
AU - Sánchez, Victoria
AU - Solares, Angélica
AU - Rhyne, Robert L.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was funded by a grant from the National Cancer Institute (5R21CA121066-2).
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - Although national colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence rates have steadily decreased, the rate for New Mexico Hispanics has been increasing, and screening rates are low. We conducted an exploratory qualitative study to determine barriers to CRC screening for New Mexico Hispanics. We found that machismo served as a dynamic influence on men's health-seeking behaviors; however, it was conceptualized differently by two distinct Hispanic subpopulations, and therefore appeared to play a different role in shaping their screening attitudes and behaviors. Machismo emerged as more of an influence for Mexican men, who expressed concern over colonoscopies being potentially transformative and/or stigmatizing, but was not as salient for Hispanos, who viewed the colonoscopy as "strictly medical," and were more concerned with discomfort and pain. Findings from the study highlight the importance of identifying varying characteristics among subpopulations to better understand screening barriers and provide optimal CRC screening counseling in primary care settings.
AB - Although national colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence rates have steadily decreased, the rate for New Mexico Hispanics has been increasing, and screening rates are low. We conducted an exploratory qualitative study to determine barriers to CRC screening for New Mexico Hispanics. We found that machismo served as a dynamic influence on men's health-seeking behaviors; however, it was conceptualized differently by two distinct Hispanic subpopulations, and therefore appeared to play a different role in shaping their screening attitudes and behaviors. Machismo emerged as more of an influence for Mexican men, who expressed concern over colonoscopies being potentially transformative and/or stigmatizing, but was not as salient for Hispanos, who viewed the colonoscopy as "strictly medical," and were more concerned with discomfort and pain. Findings from the study highlight the importance of identifying varying characteristics among subpopulations to better understand screening barriers and provide optimal CRC screening counseling in primary care settings.
KW - Latino / Hispanic people
KW - cancer, screening and prevention
KW - ethnicity
KW - health behavior
KW - health care, primary
KW - health care, remote / rural
KW - immigrants / migrants
KW - masculinity
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U2 - 10.1177/1049732311424509
DO - 10.1177/1049732311424509
M3 - Article
C2 - 22138258
AN - SCOPUS:84857862275
SN - 1049-7323
VL - 22
SP - 546
EP - 559
JO - Qualitative Health Research
JF - Qualitative Health Research
IS - 4
ER -