Knowledge, Cultural, and Attitudinal Barriers to Mammography Screening Among Nonadherent Immigrant Chinese Women Ever Versus Never Screened Status
Knowledge, Cultural, and Attitudinal Barriers to Mammography Screening Among Nonadherent Immigrant Chinese Women Ever Versus Never Screened Status
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DOI:
10.1002/cncr.24517
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发表时间:
2009-10-15
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影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Schwartz, Marc D.
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作者:
Wang, Judy H.;Mandelblatt, Jeanne S.;Schwartz, Marc D.
BACKGROUND: Chinese-American women have much lower mammography screening rates than the general population. This study examined the collective impact of knowledge, cultural views, and health beliefs on intentions to obtain mammography among Chinese women who had not had a mammogram in the previous year. METHODS: Five hundred sixty-six immigrant Chinese women from the Washington, District of Columbia and New York metropolitan areas completed baseline assessments for a longitudinal intervention study. Validated surveys were used to measure variables of interest. The outcomes were 1) past mammography use (ever vs never) and 2) future screening intention. RESULTS: Only 35% of the participants reported intentions to obtain mammograms, with approximately 19% of the never users reporting intentions (vs 44% ever users). Ever users had higher knowledge (odds ratio [OR], 1113; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.03-1.25), less Eastern cultural views (OR, 0.78; 95% Cl, 0.70-0.87), and perceived fewer barriers (OR, 0.78; 95% Cl, 0.70-0.87) than never users, controlling for covariates. Never users were more likely to be recent immigrants, have low income, have limited English ability, and lack regular sources of care than ever users (all P