Cervical cancer screening behavior among Hmong-American immigrant women.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate Hmong-American immigrant women's utilization of cervical cancer screening, including the impact of cultural health beliefs on screening use.


METHODS
Overall, 164 Hmong-American immigrant women 21 to 65 years of age were recruited from a large metropolitan area in the Midwest. We used logistic regression, guided by Andersen's Behavior Model, to examine factors associated with the receipt of Pap test.


RESULTS
About 67.1% had received a Pap test within the last 3 years. Fatalism, modesty, education, and marital status were significantly correlated with receiving a Pap test.


CONCLUSIONS
The provision of cervical cancer literacy education and related preventive guidelines to this population are urgently needed to reduce cancer-screening disparity.
School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, St Paul, MN, USA. hylee@umn.edu.
Hee Yun
HY
Lee
School of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, St Paul, MN, USA.
Pa Nhia
PN
Yang
School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Do Kyung
DK
Lee
School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Rahel
R
Ghebre
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000208:ethnology; D001213:Asian / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States / Q000208:ethnology; D065006:Papanicolaou Test / Q000523:psychology*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult