title: A profile of Mexican-born women who adhere to national cervical cancer screening recommendations.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine Mexican-born women's utilization and adherence to cervical cancer screening guidelines. Ninety-seven women in the southeastern United States participated. Data were collected in Spanish. The majority of women met adherence guidelines for the pap exam. Marital status, educational attainment, marianismo, blood pressure knowledge, fatalism, cultural cancer beliefs, trust in provider, and perceived provider communication abilities were not associated with utilization or adherence to screening guidelines. This study had higher than expected adherence to screening guidelines. Nearly all women received screenings through safety net services indicating the need to advocate for continued public health funding.
authors: a School of Nursing , The University of North Carolina at Greensboro , Greensboro , North Carolina.
authors: Christina M
authors: CM
authors: Hernández
authors: Debra
authors: D
authors: Wallace
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D065006:Papanicolaou Test / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010349:Patient Compliance; D015144:Southeastern United States; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*