Views of Somali women and men on the use of faith-based messages promoting breast and cervical cancer screening for Somali women: a focus-group study

• Main Authors: Rebekah Pratt (Author), Sharif Mohamed (Author), Wali Dirie (Author), Nimo Ahmed (Author), Michael VanKeulen (Author), Huda Ahmed (Author), Nancy Raymond (Author), Kola Okuyemi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Screening rates for breast and cervical cancer for Muslim women in the United States are low, particularly for first-generation immigrants. Interpretations of the Muslim faith represent some of the barriers for breast and cervical cancer screening. Working to understand how faith...