Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 834-841

Heterogeneity in breast and cervical cancer screening practices among female Hispanic immigrants in the United States (Article)

Lawsin C.* , Erwin D. , Bursac Z. , Jandorf L.
  • a Department of Psychology, Baruch College, CUNY One Bernard Baruch Way, Box 8-210, New York, NY 10010, United States
  • b Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, United States
  • c Department of Biostatistics, Colleges of Medicine and Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States
  • d Department of Oncological Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States

Abstract

This study examined differences in cervical and breast cancer (CC and BC) screening among a heterogeneous group of Hispanic women. Data from 247 women (mean age = 38.7 ± 13.3) from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and countries throughout Central and South America regarding participation in Pap smears, mammography, clinical breast exam (CBE) and breast selfexams (BSE), CC and BC knowledge, and acculturation were analyzed. Differences in CBE and BSE screening behaviors were found based on country of origin (P<.01). However, after adjusting for the independent variables, only acculturation and knowledge remained significant correlates to BSE and CBE (P<.01). Dominican women had higher BC knowledge scores (P<.01) adhered most to BC screening guidelines. Heterogeneity in BC and CC screening was found among Hispanic sub-groups and suggests that health promotion programs should be tailored appropriately, particularly among recent immigrants. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010.

Author Keywords

Cervical cancer Screening Breast cancer Hispanics

Index Keywords

mass screening methodology human ethnology Arkansas Hispanic Americans United States Humans Breast Neoplasms New York Hispanic Emigrants and Immigrants breast tumor female questionnaire Article Questionnaires migration Uterine Cervical Neoplasms uterine cervix tumor
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-81355123268&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-010-9378-9&partnerID=40&md5=ecdc7a6b9ae99904d89bedf7a1821f8a
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-010-9378-9
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 17
Original Language: English