title: Factors associated with pap testing among Hmong women.
abstract: This paper reports the baseline data on the proportion of Hmong women (n=402), ages 18-65, in Sacramento, California who reported that they had a Pap test for the early detection of cervical cancer. We assessed the association between sociodemographic characteristics and Pap test receipt using chi-squared and multiple logistic regression analyses. Only 74% had ever had a Pap test, with 61% tested in the previous three years, compared with 91% and 86%, respectively, of California women overall. Women were more likely to have had a recent Pap test if they were age 21-30 (OR=3.0 vs. age 51-65, 95% CI 1.4-6.7) or 31-40 (OR=3.0, 95% CI 1.4-6.4), and less likely if they were single (OR=0.4 vs. married/partnered, 95% CI 0.2-1.0) or born in the U.S. (OR=0.3 vs. <10 years in U.S., 95% CI 0.1-0.8).
authors.affiliation: Hmong Women's Heritage Association, Sacramento, Calif 95822, USA.
authors.forename: Dao Moua
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: May Ying
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Ly
authors.forename: Moon S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002140:California; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007812:Laos / Q000208:ethnology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult