Predictors of cervical cancer screening among urban African Americans and Latinas.
OBJECTIVE
To assess predictors of cervical cancer screening among African American and Latina women, a needs assessment survey was conducted, exploring screening behavior, knowledge, and access to health care.


METHODS
Participants (N = 248) were recruited at community health fairs, tenants' association meetings, senior centers, and community health clinics to complete a questionnaire. The findings from 194 African American and Latina women are reported.


RESULTS
Neither insurance nor physician referral for screening played a role in obtaining cervical cancer screening. Spoken language was influential.


CONCLUSIONS
The findings can now inform interventions to increase screening in this population.
Fatone
Anne
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Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. anne.fatone@mssm.edu
Jandorf
Lina
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D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology