title: Predictors of breast and cervical cancer screening among Chamorro women in Southern California.
abstract: This study examined the role of sociodemographic characteristics, health insurance, cancer knowledge, perceived health risk, and having a recent physicians' visit on breast and cervical cancer screening utilization among a randomly selected group of Chamorro women (n = 250) residing in San Diego, California. Data were collected by a telephone survey and analyzed using multiple logistic regression models. After adjusting for covariates, having a recent full exam was the strongest predictor of having had a Pap exam in the past 2 years for women 21 years and older and a clinical breast exam in the past 2 years for women 40 years and over.
authors.affiliation: Moores UCSD Cancer Center, UCSD School of Medicine, 3855 Health Sciences Drive #0850, La Jolla, CA 92093-0850, USA. gsadler@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Georgia Robins
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Sadler
authors.forename: Sheila F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Lahousse
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mercado
authors.forename: Anne C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Trinh
authors.forename: Lee Ann C
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Cruz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology*; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010139:Pacific Islands / Q000208:ethnology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000706:statistics & numerical data