Fatone Anne, Jandorf Lina
Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Am J Health Behav. 2009 Jul-Aug;33(4):416-24. doi: 10.5993/ajhb.33.4.7.
To assess predictors of cervical cancer screening among African American and Latina women, a needs assessment survey was conducted, exploring screening behavior, knowledge, and access to health care.
Participants (N = 248) were recruited at community health fairs, tenants' association meetings, senior centers, and community health clinics to complete a questionnaire. The findings from 194 African American and Latina women are reported.
Neither insurance nor physician referral for screening played a role in obtaining cervical cancer screening. Spoken language was influential.
The findings can now inform interventions to increase screening in this population.
