Download or read book The Utilization of Mammography and Cervical Cancer Screening by Mexican American and Yaqui Indian Women written by Margaret A. Hoeft and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Patterns Among Rural Hispanic and American Indian Women in Arizona written by Thomas Nuño and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breast and cervical cancer disparities among Hispanic and American Indian women are a significant public health problem. Breast cancer is the most common neoplasm among Hispanic women. Cervical cancer has a higher incidence and mortality among Hispanic women compared to non-Hispanic White women. Breast cancer detection often comes late for American Indian women and breast cancer survival for this population is relatively poor. Hispanic and American Indian women who reside in rural areas of Arizona are especially at-risk of non-participation in breast and cervical cancer screening programs. This dissertation utilized data from two sources: a health-education intervention trial designed to increase mammography screening among women living in a rural area along the U.S.-Mexico border of Arizona and survey data from multiple years of the Arizona Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (BRFS) focusing on breast and cervical cancer screening self-reported behaviors. The purpose of the dissertation research was to identify factors associated with cancer screening behaviors among Hispanic and American Indian women that reside in rural Arizona settings. Hispanic women who participated in the 'promotora'-based educational intervention program were more likely to report receiving a mammogram at the followup compared to women who did not participate in the program. Results from both the baseline community survey and the BRFS showed that Hispanic women who received prior recommendations from a clinician to get both mammography and Pap smear were more likely to report they received a mammogram within the past year and a Pap smear within the past three years. Rural Hispanic and American Indian women reported lower rates of ever having had breast and cervical cancer screening compared to their urban counterparts. Breast and cervical cancer screening use in these populations can potentially be increased with at least two strategies. First, clinician recommendation of both mammograms and Pap smears and opportunistic screening during regular clinic visits may increase breast and cervical cancer screening coverage. Secondly, culturally-appropriate interventions that utilize 'promotoras' or lay health advisors could increase screening rates. In conclusion, Hispanic and American Indian women that reside in rural areas of Arizona, whether throughout the State or along the U.S.-Mexico border, are two underserved populations in Arizona with low rates of breast and cervical cancer screening that need to be addressed in order to reduce the burden of cancer in these populations.
Download or read book Breast and cervical cancer screening among women working in the Maquiladoras on the U S Mexican border written by Erin Forrest Keogh and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Information Sources Influencing Urban Mexican American Women s Cancer Screening Participation written by Annette C. Seibt and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breast and cervical cancer, though less common in Mexican-American than in Anglo women, are more likely to go undetected in Mexican-American women, leaving them more vulnerable to advanced disease and death. Although highly effective screening tests--the Pap smear and the mammogram--can detect these cancers early, many Mexican-American women do not regularly undergo these preventive screening tests.
Download or read book Correlates of Mammography Screening Adherence Among Churchgoing Mexican born Latinas written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latinas are often diagnosed with breast cancer at an advanced and non-localized stage therefore, they are more likely to die from this disease than non-Hispanic white women. The underutilization of mammography screening in the Latino community may explain this disparity. With the growing Latino population in the US, it is imperative to address the issues preventing Latinas from adhering to screening mammography. Correlates of breast cancer screening adherence play a vital role in predisposing, enabling, and presenting a need for the utilization of mammograms as a routine health service. However, research is warranted on examining Mexican-born Latinas, living in the United States, who uniquely experience disproportionate rates of mammography and who are at a disadvantaged position as it pertains to the utilization of health care. As a result, this study will examine the relationship between predisposing (age, knowledge, acculturation, perceived barriers, religiosity), enabling (monthly household income, educational attainment, marital status, employment status), need for care factors (use of other cancer screenings [Clinical Breast Exams (CBE), Cervical Cancer (CC) screening]) and mammography adherence among Mexican-born Latinas residing in San Diego County. Guided by the Behavioral Model for Health Services Use, the intent of this study is to inform culturally tailored, early breast cancer detection efforts for this unique group of Latinas. Baseline data from Fe en Acción (Faith in Action) was the basis for this project. A total of 436 participants were recruited from participating churches to partake in the larger study. Study inclusion for the sub-study consisted of participants being at least 40 years of age or older and reporting Mexico as their country of nativity (n=274). Logistic regression models were used to examine the association between predisposing, enabling, need for care factors, and mammography screening adherence. Findings suggest that older age, current employment, and adherence to CBE guidelines predispose, enable, and present a need for the utilization of screening mammography, respectively. Public health efforts should focus on encouraging providers to continue providing tailored recommendations based on individualized cancer risk, coordinating early cancer detection programs for unemployed women, and informing providers of the important linkage between CBEs and screening mammography.
Download or read book Public Health Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Public Health Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Breast Cancer Resource Guide for Minority Women written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Race Ethnicity and Language Data written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-12-30 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of eliminating disparities in health care in the United States remains elusive. Even as quality improves on specific measures, disparities often persist. Addressing these disparities must begin with the fundamental step of bringing the nature of the disparities and the groups at risk for those disparities to light by collecting health care quality information stratified by race, ethnicity and language data. Then attention can be focused on where interventions might be best applied, and on planning and evaluating those efforts to inform the development of policy and the application of resources. A lack of standardization of categories for race, ethnicity, and language data has been suggested as one obstacle to achieving more widespread collection and utilization of these data. Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data identifies current models for collecting and coding race, ethnicity, and language data; reviews challenges involved in obtaining these data, and makes recommendations for a nationally standardized approach for use in health care quality improvement.
Download or read book Breast Cancer Resource Guide for Minority Women written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Latinas in the United States written by Joan Nordquist and published by Reference & Research Services. This book was released on 1995 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cumulated Index Medicus written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 1408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prevention 93 94 written by United States. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists prevention programs of the Department of Health and Human Services. Figures include data on leading causes of death by age, life expectancy, death rates by disease, and immunization status.
Download or read book Prevention written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Current Bibliographies in Medicine written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Indian and Alaskan Native Health written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prevention 1993 94 written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
