Prevalence of and factors associated with hormone replacement therapy counseling: results from the 1994 National Health Interview Survey.
OBJECTIVE
This study estimated the prevalence of and the factors associated with hormone replacement therapy (HRT) counseling.


METHODS
We analyzed the responses of 3170 women, aged 40 to 60 years, from the 1994 National Health Interview Survey.


RESULTS
The prevalence of HRT counseling was 43.6%. Women were more likely to report having received HRT counseling if they were White, older, more educated, had had a hysterectomy, had experienced menopausal symptoms, and had a regular source of care.


CONCLUSIONS
More attention should be directed at counseling non-White women and women with less formal education. Reducing the barriers to having a regular source of care appears to increase the likelihood of receiving HRT counseling.
Zhang
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Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga., USA. pzhang@agecon.ksu.edu
Tao
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Anderson
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D000328:Adult; D002979:Climacteric; D003376:Counseling; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D014481:United States; D014932:Women's Health Services