Abstract
Objectives: To investigate Hmong-American immigrant women's utilization of cervical cancer screening, including the impact of cultural health beliefs on screening use. Methods: Overall, 164 Hmong-American immigrant women 21 to 65 years of age were recruited from a large metropolitan area in the Midwest. We used logistic regression, guided by Andersen's Behavior Model, to examine factors associated with the receipt of Pap test. Results: About 67.1% had received a Pap test within the last 3 years. Fatalism, modesty, education, and marital status were significantly correlated with receiving a Pap test. Conclusion: The provision of cervical cancer literacy education and related preventive guidelines to this population are urgently needed to reduce cancer-screening disparity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 301-307 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | American journal of health behavior |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2015 |
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Keywords
- Cervical cancer-screening
- Cultural health beliefs
- Health disparity
- Hmong-American women
- Immigrant
- Pap test