ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2006
Breast and cervical cancer screening among South Asian women in New York City.
Article in Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Barriers and Facilitators to Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Immigrants in the United States.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2019Pooled it
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- Hepatitis B Testing Among Vietnamese in Metropolitan Atlanta: The Role of Healthcare-Related and Acculturation-Related Factors.Journal of community health · 2021Article
- Cervical Cancer Screening Among Immigrant and Refugee Women: Scoping-Review and Directions for Future Research.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2020Article
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- Discoidin domain receptor 1: New star in cancer-targeted therapy and its complex role in breast carcinoma.Oncology letters · 2018Article
- Cervical Cancer Screening and Its Associated Factors Among North Korean Defectors Living in South Korea.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2018Article
- "I want to save my life": Conceptions of cervical and breast cancer screening among urban immigrant women of South Asian and Chinese origin.BMC public health · 2016Article
- Cultural considerations for South Asian women with breast cancer.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2016Review
- The relationship between four health-related quality-of-life indicators and use of mammography and Pap test screening in US women.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2015Article
- Breast Cancer Risks and Effectiveness of BSE Training among Women Living in a District of İstanbul.The journal of breast health · 2014Article
- Impact of socioeconomic status and ethnic enclave on cervical cancer incidence among Hispanics and Asians in California.Gynecologic oncology · 2014Article
- Using geographic methods to inform cancer screening interventions for South Asians in Ontario, Canada.BMC public health · 2013Article
- What promotes cervical cancer screening among Chamorro women in California?Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2012Article
- Preventive health services delivery to South Asians in the United States.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2012Article
- Perspectives on preventive health care and barriers to breast cancer screening among Iraqi women refugees.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2012Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to document the breast and cervical cancer screening practices of a community sample of South Asian women living in the New York City area. A convenience sample of 98 women was engaged in face-to-face interviews regarding their socio-demographic characteristics and cancer screening utilization. Sixty-seven percent of women had ever had a Pap test; 54% had one in the last 3 years. Seventy percent of women over 40 had ever had a mammogram; 56% had one in the last 2 years. Sixty-six percent of women had knowledge of breast self-exam (BSE); 34% of women ever practiced BSE. Multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that insurance status was a significant predictor of ever having a Pap test or mammogram, receiving timely Pap tests, and ever practicing BSE. Education was a significant predictor of ever having a Pap test and having knowledge of BSE. Marital status was a predictor of receiving timely Pap tests, and having spent more time in the U.S. was a predictor of ever practicing BSE. The study concludes that increased educational efforts must be developed targeting immigrant South Asian women of low socioeconomic status with limited access to healthcare.
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