title: Breast cancer screening among Cambodian American women.
abstract: Our aim was to describe and identify factors associated with breast cancer screening among Cambodian American women. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 1,365 households using bilingual and bicultural interviewers. We found that low proportions of Cambodian American women were up to date on their clinical breast examinations (CBE; 42%) and mammograms (40%). More than 80% of women with female physicians have had at least one prior screening, and 52% have had the tests recently. Women with male Asian American physicians were less likely to have had screening as compared to women with female non-Asian physicians: ever had CBE (odds ratio [OR], 0.26); recent CBE (OR, 0.39); ever had mammogram (OR, 0.36); and recent mammogram (OR, 0.22). Breast cancer screening among Cambodian American women lags behind the general U.S. population. Tailored promotion efforts should address barriers and promote cancer screening by physicians, staff, and organizations serving this population.
authors.affiliation: International Medicine Clinic, Harborview Medical Center, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98104, USA.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasui
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuniyuki
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002160:Cambodia / Q000208:ethnology; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008327:Mammography / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010173:Palpation; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010820:Physicians; D010822:Physicians, Women; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014861:Washington / Q000453:epidemiology