Pap smear and mammogram screening in Mexican-American women
The effects of acculturation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11035964 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Suarez (Texas Department of State Health Services, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 742-746 |
| Publication date | 1994-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.84.5.742 |
| PMID | 8179042 |
| OpenAlex | W2070771808 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 41 |
| References cited | 8 |
OBJECTIVES. For Mexican Americans, acculturation is a multidimensional process of adopting attitudes, values, and behavior from the non-Hispanic White culture. This study examines the effects of different dimensions of acculturation on the cancer screening behavior of Mexican-American women. METHODS. Subjects were 450 randomly selected Mexican-American women age 40 years and older living in El Paso, Texas. Personal interviews solicited information on age, income, education, health insurance, Pap smear and mammogram use, and acculturation. Acculturation was measured with five scales that assessed English proficiency, English use, value placed on culture, traditional family attitudes, and social interaction. RESULTS. The 2-year prevalence of Pap smear and mammogram screening increased with each gain in acculturation on English proficiency and use. These associations disappeared when adjusted for age, income, insurance, and education. After adjusting for sociodemographic factors and other acculturation dimensions, a strong traditional Mexican attitude toward family was positively related to mammography use. CONCLUSIONS. Taking advantage of the positive influence of Hispanic familism on cancer screening behavior may increase the effectiveness of cancer control interventions in Mexican Americans
Acculturation · Breast cancer · Cancer · Cancer screening · Family income · Geography · Immigration · Mammography · Psychological intervention · Sociology · Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Demography · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 41 |
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| Citations per year | 1,37 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2024 (29) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 35 |