Abstract B73: Do generational cohort differences in social networks influence persistent and sporadic screeners' perceptions of breast cancer screening?

Conclusions: Screeners with younger social networks may in part be influenced to be sporadic screeners because they do not benefit from exposure to more mature and experienced individuals in their social networks. The excess of younger generation members in sporadic screeners' networks may expose them generally to people who do not screen (or have limited screening experience) due to age. This exposure would confirm for them that reservation women generally do not favor screening and would explain their mixed view of friends' screening behavior. The younger membership of sporadic screeners' networks also may explain why this group would express substantial uncertainty about their own susceptibility to breast cancer relative to other women. If the network is not of an age where breast cancer and screening are pertinent topics, screeners may not have a knowledgebase (accurate or not) from which to build their views. We anticipate further testing to ascertain the role of social networks in the views and behaviors of sporadic and persistent screeners before considering any interventions.Citation Format: Corinna Sabaque, Ann M. Nicometo, Robert Vierkant, Wesley O. Petersen. Do generational cohort differences in social networks influence persistent and sporadic screeners' perceptions of breast cancer screening? [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Seventh AACR Conference on The Science of Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; Nov 9-12, 2014; Sa...
Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Screening and Early Detection: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research