Date of Award
5-2013
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Kelly S. Brown
Second Advisor
Jeffrey S. Williamson
Third Advisor
Houston Thompson
Scholarship Domain(s)
Scholarship of Discovery, Scholarship of Community Application
Abstract
The lower incidence rate of breast cancer in African American women is dwarfed by the excessive number of deaths due to late diagnosis and treatment. Lack of screening, socioeconomic factors, fatalistic beliefs and inequality of care are major contributing factors. Studies have suggested that those who had more knowledge about breast cancer are more likely to have reduced fatalistic attitudes and engage in screening behaviors. This study investigated beauty salons as sustainable and viable venues to reach women with health intervention programs because they fit the prescriptions of the principles of adult learning. In a mixed-method, descriptive study involving 115 salon owners, the study concluded that salon owners are moderately interested in integrating breast cancer education in their salon operations.
Recommended Citation
Apantaku-Onayemi, Funmi, "Stay Beautiful -- Stay Alive: Assessing the Receptivity of African American Beauty Salon Owners to the Integration of Breast Cancer Intervention Programs into Salon Operations" (2013). Ed.D. Dissertations. 50.
https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/edd_diss/50
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Comments
Ed.D. dissertation completed in 2013 for Olivet Nazarene University.