Mammogram Utilization Among Farm Women

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• Personal Author:
  Carr WP ; Church, Timothy R. ; Dowd B ; Halberg JU ; Leonard PR ; Maldonado MPH ; Mandel JH ; Mandel JS
• Description:
  Utilization of preventive health care services is lower in rural populations than in urban populations, possibly as a result of barriers to preventive health care that are characteristic of rural settings. This study was conducted to identify factors associated with mammogram utilization among farm women. Mammogram utilization among farm women from six southern Minnesota counties was examined as part of a larger community-based cancer intervention study. Farm women aged 40 and older were randomly selected from a list of farm households and interviewed by telephone to determine mammogram utilization and factors related to utilization. Of the 606 respondents, 78 percent reported ever having a mammogram and 49 percent reported a mammogram within the past year. Physician recommendation for a screening mammogram and family history of breast cancer were found to be associated with ever having a mammogram. Correct knowledge of mammogram screening guidelines was associated with a mammogram within the past 12 months. Overall, physician recommendation was the most influential determinant of utilization. As more emphasis is placed on prevention, patient education by physicians could have the greatest impact on mammogram utilization. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Health Promotion Neoplasms Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-workers Cancer Cancer-rates Health-programs Health-protection Health-services Mammary-glands Physicians
• ISSN:
  0890-765X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  278-290
• Volume:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024888
• Citation:
  J Rural Health 1996 Dec; 12(S4):278-290
• Contact Point Address:
  W. Peter Carr, MPH, Research Fellow, Division of Environniental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Box 807, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St., S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19910601
• Source Full Name:
  The Journal of Rural Health
• Supplement:
  S4
• End Date:
  19960630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f7049a43204ecd133a27bd019088120ddb087d127315a0d57bcf7b09d8b2c3b45f2d34999f0519ca0dbb01fd7ae1da35802637092e8af81b3fa7210f707715d5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196478/cdc_196478_DS1.pdf
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