ArticleJournal of community health2014
Acculturation and cancer screening among Asian Americans: role of health insurance and having a regular physician.
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- Interventions to Reduce Healthcare Disparities in Cancer Screening Among Minority Adults: a Systematic Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2021Pooled it
- Unraveling the Determinants to Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Asian Americans: a Systematic Literature Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2018Pooled it
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- Social Norm, Family Communication, and HBV Screening among Asian Americans.Journal of health communication · 2017Trial
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- Adherence to Competing Strategies for Colorectal Cancer Screening Over 3 Years.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2016Trial
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- Addressing the Health Needs of Indian Americans in the Greater Philadelphia Region Through a Scoping Survey: Cancer Screening Assessment.Journal of community health · 2024Article
- Changes in Health Care Access and Preventive Health Screenings by Race and Ethnicity.JAMA health forum · 2024Article
- Barriers and facilitators of colorectal cancer screening using the 5As framework: A systematic review of US studies.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Review
- Predicting adoption of colorectal cancer screening among Korean Americans using a decision tree model.Ethnicity & health · 2023Article
- Factors associated with cervical cancer screening behaviors among young married female (aged 20-29) immigrants in South Korea.Obstetrics & gynecology science · 2023Article
- A Community-Based Survey of Colorectal Cancer Screening Behaviors in Chinese Immigrants Residing in a Major Metropolitan Area.Journal of community medicine & public health · 2023Article
- Acculturation and self-rated health among Chinese and Korean immigrants aged 49 to 75.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Financial Literacy, Financial Education, and Cancer Screening Behavior: Evidence from Japan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Perceived neighborhood social cohesion and cervical and breast cancer screening utilization among U.S.-born and immigrant women.AIMS public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Cancer is the leading cause of death among Asian Americans, but screening rates are significantly lower in Asians than in non-Hispanic Whites. This study examined associations between acculturation and three types of cancer screening (colorectal, cervical, and breast), focusing on the role of health insurance and having a regular physician. A cross-sectional study of 851 Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese Americans was conducted in Maryland. Acculturation was measured using an abridged version of the Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identity Acculturation Scale, acculturation clusters, language preference, length of residency in the US, and age at arrival. Age, health insurance, regular physician, gender, ethnicity, income, marital status, and health status were adjusted in the multivariate analysis. Logistic regression analysis showed that various measures of acculturation were positively associated with the odds of having all cancer screenings. Those lived for more than 20 years in the US were about 2-4 times [odds ratio (OR) and 95 % confidence interval (CI) colorectal: 2.41 (1.52-3.82); cervical: 1.79 (1.07-3.01); and breast: 2.11 (1.25-3.57)] more likely than those who lived for less than 10 years to have had cancer screening. When health insurance and having a regular physician were adjusted, the associations between length of residency and colorectal cancer [OR 1.72 (1.05-2.81)] was reduced and the association between length of residency and cervical and breast cancer became no longer significant. Findings from this study provide a robust and comprehensive picture of AA cancer screening behavior. They will provide helpful information on future target groups for promoting cancer screening.
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