Lee Eunice E, Fogg Louis, Menon Usha
College of Nursing, Department of Public Health, Mental Health, and Administrative Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612-5998, USA.
West J Nurs Res. 2008 Dec;30(8):960-74. doi: 10.1177/0193945908319250. Epub 2008 Jun 6.
The purpose of this article is to examine knowledge and health beliefs associated with cervical cancer screening among Korean American women. A telephone survey was conducted with 189 Korean American women in the Chicago area. Age, marital status, income, knowledge of early detection method for cervical cancer, and perceived beliefs about benefits of and barriers to receiving Pap tests were all related to outcomes of ever having a Pap test and having had one in the preceding 3 years. Variables uniquely related to ever having a Pap test were education, employment status, fluency in English, and proportion of life spent in the United States. Variables uniquely related to having had the test during the preceding 3 years were having a usual source of care and regular checkups. Different intervention components are suggested for the groups of Korean American women who have never had a Pap smear and for those who have not had one in the preceding 3 years, in addition to common intervention strategies that aim to increase knowledge and perceived benefit and to decrease perceived barriers to receiving Pap tests.
本文旨在探讨韩裔美国女性中与宫颈癌筛查相关的知识和健康观念。对芝加哥地区的189名韩裔美国女性进行了电话调查。年龄、婚姻状况、收入、宫颈癌早期检测方法的知识以及对接受巴氏试验的益处和障碍的认知观念，均与是否曾进行过巴氏试验以及在过去3年内是否进行过巴氏试验的结果相关。与曾进行过巴氏试验唯一相关的变量是教育程度、就业状况、英语流利程度以及在美国生活的时间比例。与在过去3年内进行过该检测唯一相关的变量是有常规的医疗保健来源和定期体检。除了旨在增加知识和认知益处并减少接受巴氏试验的认知障碍的常见干预策略外，还针对从未进行过巴氏涂片检查的韩裔美国女性群体以及在过去3年内未进行过巴氏涂片检查的女性群体提出了不同的干预措施。
