title: Breast cancer screening education in the workplace.
abstract: This study examined the use of breast cancer screening education programs in 102 of the major workplaces in Forsyth County, North Carolina. Characteristics of workplaces that had sponsored such programs within the preceding three years were identified. Eighteen percent of the workplaces surveyed had offered breast cancer screening education programs. Factors that were directly related to having sponsored a program included the size of the workforce, the number of female employees, and the proportion of female employees over 40 years old. Characteristics related to health service activities in the workplace were also predictive. Neither the type of industry nor the insurance status of the workplace was significantly related to having sponsored a program.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Sciences, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157.
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Paskett
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Case
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Masten
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016504:Breast Self-Examination; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D008327:Mammography; D008403:Mass Screening; D009657:North Carolina; D016272:Occupational Health; D009786:Occupational Health Services