title: The associations of hormone replacement therapy and preventive practices in minority women.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA. kaganesa@cdrewu.edu
authors.forename: Kalpana
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ganesan
authors.forename: Senait
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teklehaimanot
authors.forename: Merlyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asuncion
mesh_terms: 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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