Research Article
Breast Cancer Genetic Testing Awareness, Attitudes and Intentions of Latinas Living along the US-Mexico Border: A Qualitative Study
Patricia Chalela1, José A. Pagán2, Dejun Su3, Edgar Muñoz1 and Amelie G. Ramirez1*1Institute for Health Promotion Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7411 John Smith Drive, Suite 1000 , San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
2Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
3Department of Sociology, The South Texas Border Health Disparities Center, University of Texas-Pan American, 1201 West University Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
- *Corresponding Author:
- Amelie G. Ramirez
Institute for Health Promotion Research
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
7411 John Smith Drive
Suite 1000, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
Tel: 210-562- 6500
Fax: 210-532-6545
E-mail: ramirezag@uthscsa.edu
Received date: May 05, 2012; Accepted date: May 27, 2012; Published date: May 29, 2012
Citation: Chalela P, Pagán JA, Su D, Muñoz E, Ramirez AG (2012) Breast Cancer Genetic Testing Awareness, Attitudes and Intentions of Latinas Living along the US-Mexico Border: A Qualitative Study. J Community Med Health Educ 2:152. doi:10.4172/2161-0711.1000152
Copyright: © 2012 Chalela P, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited