Predictors of Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening among Chamorro Women in Southern California

This study examined the role of sociodemographic characteristics, health insurance, cancer knowledge, perceived health risk, and having a recent physicians’ visit on breast and cervical cancer screening utilization among a randomly selected group of Chamorro women (n = 250) residing in San Diego, Ca...

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Autores principales: Sadler, Georgia Robins, LaHousse, Sheila F., Riley, John, Mercado, Ben, Trinh, Anne C., Cruz, Lee Ann C.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2848334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20112139
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13187-009-0016-y
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Sumario:This study examined the role of sociodemographic characteristics, health insurance, cancer knowledge, perceived health risk, and having a recent physicians’ visit on breast and cervical cancer screening utilization among a randomly selected group of Chamorro women (n = 250) residing in San Diego, California. Data were collected by a telephone survey and analyzed using multiple logistic regression models. After adjusting for covariates, having a recent full exam was the strongest predictor of having had a Pap exam in the past 2 years for women 21 years and older and a clinical breast exam in the past 2 years for women 40 years and over.

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