The associations of hormone replacement therapy and preventive practices in minority women.
OBJECTIVE
Minority women are less likely to use hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and the health characteristics associated with HRT use in this population are not well studied. We sought to examine the sociodemographic characteristics, health and preventive practices associated with HRT use among minority women.


METHODS
Survey


METHODS
Inpatient and outpatient units of a teaching hospital.


METHODS
A convenience sample of 333 minority women aged 50 and above.


METHODS
HRT use, demographic and lifestyle characteristics, and selected preventive practices.


RESULTS
14% of the study population, all minority women were using HRT. Regular exercise (p=0.03), and good perceived health status (p=0.02) were significant predictors of HRT use. None of the cancer screening measures studied were associated with HRT use.


CONCLUSIONS
Only a small proportion of minority women were using HRT. Regular exercise and perceived good health were significant predictors of HRT use.
Ganesan
Kalpana
K
Division of General Internal Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA. kaganesa@cdrewu.edu
Teklehaimanot
Senait
S
Asuncion
Merlyn
M
D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003625:Data Collection; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011314:Preventive Health Services; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
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