Breast and cervical cancer screening among Hispanic subgroups in the USA: estimates from the National Health Interview Survey 2008, 2010, and 2013

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• Alternative Title:
  Cancer Causes Control
• Personal Author:
  Shoemaker, Meredith L. ; White, Mary C.
• Description:
  Purpose
  
  This study examined patterns in mammography and Pap test use across and within subpopulations of Hispanic women.
  
  Methods
  
  Based on data from the National Health Interview Survey (2008, 2010, and 2013), we estimated the proportion of Hispanic women reporting testing for breast and cervical cancer for specific subgroups. We examined test use by demographic characteristics using Chi-square tests.
  
  Results
  
  Overall, the proportion of women aged 50–74 years who reported a mammogram within the past 2 years did not differ significantly across Hispanic subgroups. Among publically and uninsured women, however, proportions of mammography utilization varied significantly across Hispanic subgroups. The proportion of women aged 21–65 years who received a Pap test within the past 3 years differed significantly across Hispanic subgroups.
  
  Conclusions
  
  Among subgroups of Hispanic women, patterns in mammography and Pap test use vary by insurance status, length of US residency, and type of screening. Certain subgroups of Hispanic women may benefit from culturally tailored efforts to promote breast and cervical cancer screening.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Breast Neoplasms Early Detection Of Cancer Female Hispanic Or Latino Humans Mass Screening Middle Aged Papanicolaou Test Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Vaginal Smears Young Adult

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• Source:
  Cancer Causes Control. 27(3):453-457
• Pubmed ID:
  26809510
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5666577
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:33240fde87360bdf6359796186a96646fb6491bad98048d761f4b3d9167a2651
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/49558/cdc_49558_DS1.pdf
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