INNER-CITY AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WHO FAILED TO RECEIVE CANCER SCREENING FOLLOWING A CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE INTERVENTION: THE ROLE OF HEALTH INSURANCE
Resource
CANCER PREVENTION DETECTION v.26 n.1 pp.28-32
Journal
CANCER PREVENTION DETECTION
Journal Volume
v.26
Journal Issue
n.1
Pages
28-32
Date Issued
2002
Date
2002
Author(s)
SUNG, FUNG-CHANG
Abstract
Culturally-appropriate health promotion programs are thought to be more effective among minority groups than those designed for the population at large. We investigated factors associated with failure to obtain cervical and breast cancer screening among inner-city African American women who received a culturally-appropriate educational intervention. Women who completed the intervention, but did not obtain a Pap smear, a clinical breast examination, and/ or a mammogram at follow-up were compared with those who did obtain these tests. Women with private health insurance were more likely to be screened following the intervention than those covered by Medicaid or Medicare or those who were not insured (P<0.001). Post-intervention screening was not associated with age, education, income, employment, or marital status. The effectiveness of a culturally- appropriate intervention is likely to be reduced if women’ sability to respond is limited by inadequate insurance coverage. (C) 2002 International Society for Preventive Oncology. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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journal article