Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Among Mexican Migrant Women, 2013

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Guerrero, Natalie ; Zhang, Xiao ; Rangel, Gudelia ; Gonzalez-Fagoaga, J. Eduardo ; Martinez-Donate, Ana
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  Information on cervical and breast cancer screening among Latinas in the United States is limited. Even less information is available on screening practices of migrant women who engage in circular migration. We examined rates of cervical and breast cancer screening and the extent to which sociodemographics and other characteristics explain screening practices of Mexican migrant women who return to Mexico from the United States.
  
  Methods
  
  We used data from a cross-sectional probability survey of Mexico-born migrant women who returned, through Tijuana, to Mexico from the United States in 2013. The sample consisted of women who returned involuntarily (via deportation) or voluntarily; 177 reported authorized documentation status, and 36 reported unauthorized documentation status in the previous 12 months. Descriptive statistics were calculated and logistic regressions were estimated.
  
  Results
  
  Of 36 undocumented migrant women, 8 (22.2%) had a Papanicolaou test and 11 (30.6%) had a mammogram in the previous year; of 177 documented migrants, 83 (46.9%) had a Papanicolaou test and 68 (38.4%) had a mammogram. Undocumented migrants were less likely than documented migrants to receive a Papanicolaou test (odds ratio [OR] = 0.29; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.12–0.67); the likelihood was similar after adjustment for sociodemographic, migration, and acculturation factors (adjusted OR = 0.33; 95% CI, 0.12–0.90). Having health insurance (adjusted OR = 4.17; 95% CI, 1.80–9.65) and a regular source of health care (adjusted OR = 2.83; 95% CI, 1.05–7.65) were significant predictors of receiving a mammogram but not a Papanicolaou test.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Public health programs are needed to improve access to cervical and breast cancer screenings for Latina migrant women in general and undocumented circular migrants in particular.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Breast Neoplasms Cross-Sectional Studies Early Detection Of Cancer Female Humans Insurance, Health Logistic Models Mammography Mass Screening Mexican Americans Middle Aged Odds Ratio Papanicolaou Test Self Report Socioeconomic Factors Transients And Migrants Undocumented Immigrants Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Vaginal Smears

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 13.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd13.160036
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  27513995
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4993116
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 HD046886/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States ; T32 GM008692/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  13
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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