Abrado-Lanza 2004

 

Year: 2004

Title: Breast and cervical cancer screening among Latinas and non-Latina whites

Country: United States

Age: Adult Only

Sex: Female

Population: Hispanic

Care Setting: Outpatient Ambulatory and Primary Care

Clinical Setting: Breast Cancer Screening

Data Level: National

Data Type: Government Survey

Data Source: National Health Interview Survey

Conclusion: No Disparities Based on Patient Race/Ethnicity

Health OutComes Reported: No

Mitigation: No

Free Text Conclusion: Latina ethnicity does not predict breast cancer screening behavior independent of sociodemographic and structural factors

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: We examined whether Latinas differ from non-Latinas in having undergone recent mammography, clinical breast examination, or Papanicolaou testing, as well as the contribution of sociodemographic and health care variables to screening. METHODS: We used data from the 1991 National Health Interview Survey Health Promotion and Disease Prevention supplement. RESULTS: Latinas were less likely than non-Latina Whites to have undergone mammography (odds ratio [OR] = 0.71; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.57, 0.88), but this difference was attenuated when we controlled for socioeconomic factors (OR = 0.90; 95% CI = 0.70, 1.15). Latinas did not differ from Whites on Papanicolaou tests or clinical breast examinations. Quality of and access to health care predicted screening. CONCLUSIONS: Latina ethnicity does not predict breast and cervical cancer screening behavior independent of sociodemographic and structural factors.