Beliefs about sexual behavior and other predictors of Papanicolaou smear screening among Latinas and Anglo women
Beliefs about sexual behavior and other predictors of Papanicolaou smear screening among Latinas and Anglo women
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10.1001/archinte.156.20.2353
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1996-11-11
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Valdez, RB
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作者：
Hubbell, FA;Chavez, LR;Valdez, RB
背景资料：Latinas use cervical cancer prevention services less often than Anglo women.Objective：To assess whether beliefs about cervical cancer influence the use of Papanicolaou（Pap）speaks among Latinas and Anglo women in橙子县，加州.Methods：我们进行了一项电话调查，使用计算机辅助电话访谈系统，随机数字拨号，以及一种从全国调查和以前的人种学研究中改编的工具。参与者包括1225名非制度化的西班牙语或英语受访者18岁或以上-803拉丁美洲人（533移民和270美国出生）和422盎格鲁妇女。拉丁裔移民比美国出生的拉丁裔或盎格鲁妇女更有可能相信各种行为是这种疾病的危险因素。这些行为包括医学上公认的危险因素，如过早开始性交（53%比41%比39%; P
Background: Latinas use cervical cancer prevention services less often than Anglo women.Objective: To assess whether beliefs about cervical cancer influence the use of Papanicolaou (Pap) smears among Latinas and Anglo women in Orange County, California.Methods: We conducted a telephone survey using the computer-assisted telephone interview system, random-digit dialing, and an instrument adapted from national surveys and a previous ethnographic study.Results: Participants included 1225 noninstitutionalized Spanish- or English-speaking respondents 18 years or older-803 Latinas (533 immigrants and 270 US born) and 422 Anglo women. Latina immigrants were more likely than US-born Latinas or Anglo women to believe that a variety of behaviors were risk factors for this disease. These behaviors included medically accepted risk factors such as early initiation of sexual intercourse (53% vs 41% vs 39%; P