Gesundheitswesen
Volume 79, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 1000-1003

Postal Survey among Women with Turkish Migration Background in Germany - Identification, Sample Revision and Response in the InEMa Study [Postalische Befragung von Frauen mit türkischem Migrationshintergrund - Identifizierung, Stichprobenbereinigung und Response im Rahmen der InEMa-Studie] (Article)

Berens E.-M.* , Riedel J. , Reder M. , Razum O. , Kolip P. , Spallek J.
  • a AG Epidemiologie and International Public Health, Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universitätsstraße 25, Bielefeld, 33615, Germany, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, AG Versorgungsforschung und Pflegewissenschaft, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
  • b AG Epidemiologie and International Public Health, Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universitätsstraße 25, Bielefeld, 33615, Germany
  • c Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, AG Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
  • d AG Epidemiologie and International Public Health, Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universitätsstraße 25, Bielefeld, 33615, Germany
  • e Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, AG Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
  • f AG Epidemiologie and International Public Health, Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universitätsstraße 25, Bielefeld, 33615, Germany

Abstract

Aim of the study: Migrants are an important target group for mailed surveys but also difficult to reach. For planning these surveys and invitational health measures, we assessed response figures for women with and without Turkish migration background. Methods: Women aged 50 years living in Westphalia-Lippe were invited to a postal survey at 2 time points about mammography screening. Turkish migrant women were identified in the contact database by a name-based algorithm. Possible differences in sample revision and response among women with and without Turkish migration background were assessed. Results: Women with Turkish migration background had unknown addresses significantly more often (4.6 vs. 1.7%) and responded to the questionnaires less often (first questionnaire: 14.3 vs. 35.9%; second questionnaire: 70.7 vs. 85.6%). Conclusions: For postal invitation to participate in healthcare measures, or recruitment of Turkish migrants for studies, differences in current address and readiness to respond must be taken into consideration. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart - New York.

Author Keywords

identification Reachability postal survey Response Turkish migrants

Index Keywords

statistics and numerical data Turkey breast tumor female early cancer diagnosis Germany turkey (bird) questionnaire Early Detection of Cancer mass screening ethnology Surveys and Questionnaires human Humans Breast Neoplasms middle aged Mammography
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84944789768&doi=10.1055%2fs-0035-1564076&partnerID=40&md5=d2cf9bb0f4e50af795b0dd54980c0425
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1564076
ISSN: 09413790
Cited by: 2
Original Language: German