Lurie Institute for Disability Policy, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA.
Intellect Dev Disabil. 2012 Apr;50(2):79-91. doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-50.2.79.
Women with developmental disabilities are significantly less likely than women without disabilities to receive cervical and breast cancer screening according to clinical guidelines. The reasons for this gap are not understood. The present study examined the extent of women's knowledge about cervical and breast cancer screening, with the intention of informing the development and testing of interventions to increase cervical and breast cancer screening rates for these women. In a sample of 202 community-dwelling women with developmental disabilities, most women had little knowledge of cervical and breast cancer screening. Women who were living at home with family caregivers had the most limited understanding of cervical and breast cancer screening. Policy and practice implications are discussed.
根据临床指南，发育障碍女性接受宫颈癌和乳腺癌筛查的可能性明显低于无残疾女性。造成这种差距的原因尚不清楚。本研究旨在了解女性对宫颈癌和乳腺癌筛查的认知程度，以为这些女性制定和测试提高宫颈癌和乳腺癌筛查率的干预措施提供信息。在 202 名居住在社区的发育障碍女性样本中，大多数女性对宫颈癌和乳腺癌筛查知之甚少。与家人一起居家生活的女性对宫颈癌和乳腺癌筛查的了解最为有限。讨论了政策和实践的影响。
