| Title | Predictors of breast and cervical cancer screening among Chamorro women in Southern California |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Sadler, GR, Lahousse, SF, Riley, J, Mercado, B, Trinh, AC, Cruz, LA |
| Journal | J Cancer EducJ Cancer Educ |
| Volume | 25 |
| Pagination | 76-82 |
| Date Published | Mar |
| ISBN Number | 1543-0154 (Electronic)<br/>0885-8195 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 20112139 |
| Keywords | Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and Over, Breast Neoplasms/ diagnosis/ ethnology, California/epidemiology, Early Detection of Cancer/ statistics & numerical data, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Middle Aged, Pacific Islands/ethnology, Socioeconomic Factors, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/ diagnosis/ ethnology, Vaginal Smears/statistics & numerical data |
| Abstract | 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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