Factors Associated with Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Behavior Among African Immigrant Women in Minnesota
Factors Associated with Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Behavior Among African Immigrant Women in Minnesota
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DOI：
10.1007/s10903-012-9766-4
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发表时间：
2014-06-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Okuyemi, Kolawole S.
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作者：
Harcourt, Nonyelum;Ghebre, Rahel G.;Okuyemi, Kolawole S.
与非移民人口相比，美国移民人口的癌症筛查率较低。本研究的目的是评估明尼苏达州非洲移民妇女的癌症筛查率，并检查与癌症筛查行为相关的因素。在双城的非洲移民中进行了以社区为基础的横断面调查。癌症筛查结果指标为乳房x光检查和巴氏涂片检查。利用修订后的卫生保健获取和利用理论模型和弱势群体行为模型来评估与癌症筛查相关的因素。样本中只有61%和52%的适龄妇女分别接受过乳腺癌和宫颈癌筛查。在这些女性中，在美国居住的时间和种族是与未筛查相关的重要决定因素。提高这一人群筛查率的项目必须着手解决社区确定的障碍。
Immigrant populations in the United States (US) have lower cancer screening rates compared to none immigrant populations. The purpose of this study was to assess the rates of cancer screening and examine factors associated with cancer screening behavior among African immigrant women in Minnesota. A cross sectional survey of a community based sample was conducted among African immigrants in the Twin Cities. Cancer screening outcome measures were mammography and Papanicolau smear test. The revised theoretical model of health care access and utilization and the behavioral model for vulnerable populations were utilized to assess factors associated with cancer screening. Only 61 and 52 % of the age eligible women in the sample had ever been screened for breast and cervical cancer respectively. Among these women, duration of residence in the US and ethnicity were significant determinants associated with non-screening. Programs to enhance screening rates among this population must begin to address barriers identified by the community.