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Cervical Cancer Screening Behavior among Hmong-American Immigrant Women

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Objectives: To investigate Hmong-American immigrant women's utilization of cervical cancer screening, including the impact of cultural health beliefs on screening use. Methods: Overall, 164 Hmong-American immigrant women 21 to 65 years of age were recruited from a large metropolitan area in the Midwest. We used logistic regression, guided by Andersen's Behavior Model, to examine factors associated with the receipt of Pap test. Results: About 67.1% had received a Pap test within the last 3 years. Fatalism, modesty, education, and marital status were significantly correlated with receiving a Pap test. Conclusion: The provision of cervical cancer literacy education and related preventive guidelines to this population are urgently needed to reduce cancer-screening disparity.

Keywords: CERVICAL CANCER-SCREENING; CULTURAL HEALTH BELIEFS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HMONG-AMERICAN WOMEN; IMMIGRANT; PAP TEST

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, St Paul, MN, USA. [email protected] 2: School of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, St Paul, MN, USA 3: School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Publication date: 01 May 2015

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