TY - JOUR
T1 - Breast health, risk factors, and cancer screening among lesbian, bisexual, and queer/questioning women in China
AU - Liu, Piper Liping
AU - YEO, Tien Ee Dominic
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2021/9
Y1 - 2021/9
N2 - In this study, we examine the health disparities of sexual minority women by surveying 310 lesbian, bisexual, and queer/questioning women (LBQW) in China about their breast health and cancer screening practices. We found that Chinese LBQW, particularly those identified with a masculine gender role and practice chest binding, are vulnerable to breast cancer given their high rates of behavioral risk factors (e.g., cigarette smoking) and symptoms (e.g., breast lumps) but low rates of self and clinical breast examinations. Salient barrier (stigma) and facilitators (social support availability, self-efficacy, and breast cancer information exposure) of breast cancer screening were also identified.
AB - In this study, we examine the health disparities of sexual minority women by surveying 310 lesbian, bisexual, and queer/questioning women (LBQW) in China about their breast health and cancer screening practices. We found that Chinese LBQW, particularly those identified with a masculine gender role and practice chest binding, are vulnerable to breast cancer given their high rates of behavioral risk factors (e.g., cigarette smoking) and symptoms (e.g., breast lumps) but low rates of self and clinical breast examinations. Salient barrier (stigma) and facilitators (social support availability, self-efficacy, and breast cancer information exposure) of breast cancer screening were also identified.
KW - breast cancer
KW - health disparities
KW - sexual minority women
KW - gender non-conformity
KW - China
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85061286831&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/07399332.2019.1571062
DO - 10.1080/07399332.2019.1571062
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85061286831
SN - 0739-9332
VL - 42
SP - 947
EP - 961
JO - Health Care for Women International
JF - Health Care for Women International
IS - 7-9
ER -