Abstract
Background: Though breast cancer is the most common malignancy among Chinese women, screening mammography is underutilized. This study examined barriers and facilitators of screening mammography among Chinese Canadian women. Methods: Using community-based sampling, Chinese women in British Columbia were interviewed in 1999 about multiple preventive health behaviours. We included 213 women in the mammography analysis; main outcome measures were ever having a mammogram and routine mammography. Results: Seventy-five percent of women 50 to 79 years old reported ever having had a mammogram, and 53% had two or more mammograms within the last five years. Receiving a recommendation for a mammogram from medical personnel or from a family member, and believing that cancer cannot be prevented by faith were independently associated with both screening outcomes. Conclusions: A multifaceted approach to screening mammography promotion in Chinese Canadian women is suggested. Interventions that include education of and by medical providers and family members should be considered.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 275-280 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Canadian Journal of Public Health |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - Jul 1 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Screening mammography among Chinese Canadian women. / Jackson, Sara L.; Hislop, T. Greg; Teh, Chong; Yasui, Yutaka; Tu, Shin-Ping; Kuniyuki, Alan; Jackson, J. Carey; Taylor, Vicky M.
In: Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 94, No. 4, 01.07.2003, p. 275-280.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Screening mammography among Chinese Canadian women
AU - Jackson, Sara L.
AU - Hislop, T. Greg
AU - Teh, Chong
AU - Yasui, Yutaka
AU - Tu, Shin-Ping
AU - Kuniyuki, Alan
AU - Jackson, J. Carey
AU - Taylor, Vicky M.
PY - 2003/7/1
Y1 - 2003/7/1
N2 - Background: Though breast cancer is the most common malignancy among Chinese women, screening mammography is underutilized. This study examined barriers and facilitators of screening mammography among Chinese Canadian women. Methods: Using community-based sampling, Chinese women in British Columbia were interviewed in 1999 about multiple preventive health behaviours. We included 213 women in the mammography analysis; main outcome measures were ever having a mammogram and routine mammography. Results: Seventy-five percent of women 50 to 79 years old reported ever having had a mammogram, and 53% had two or more mammograms within the last five years. Receiving a recommendation for a mammogram from medical personnel or from a family member, and believing that cancer cannot be prevented by faith were independently associated with both screening outcomes. Conclusions: A multifaceted approach to screening mammography promotion in Chinese Canadian women is suggested. Interventions that include education of and by medical providers and family members should be considered.
AB - Background: Though breast cancer is the most common malignancy among Chinese women, screening mammography is underutilized. This study examined barriers and facilitators of screening mammography among Chinese Canadian women. Methods: Using community-based sampling, Chinese women in British Columbia were interviewed in 1999 about multiple preventive health behaviours. We included 213 women in the mammography analysis; main outcome measures were ever having a mammogram and routine mammography. Results: Seventy-five percent of women 50 to 79 years old reported ever having had a mammogram, and 53% had two or more mammograms within the last five years. Receiving a recommendation for a mammogram from medical personnel or from a family member, and believing that cancer cannot be prevented by faith were independently associated with both screening outcomes. Conclusions: A multifaceted approach to screening mammography promotion in Chinese Canadian women is suggested. Interventions that include education of and by medical providers and family members should be considered.
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