Predictors of Pap Test Utilization Among Legal Permanent Resident Women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5711440 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Njeri Kagotho (0000-0002-1735-971X, Adelphi University, corresponding author), Shanta Pandey (0000-0001-9461-5118) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 193-211 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-28 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1556-2948 • E-ISSN: 1556-2956 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15562941003792119 |
| OpenAlex | W2031761096 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) notes an increase in health disparities in the minority population (OMH, 2008 Office of Minority Health. 2008. A strategic framework for improving racial/ethnic minority health and eliminating racial/ethnic health disparities [Electronic version] Retrieved from http://www.omhrc.gov/npa/images/78/PrintFramework.html [Google Scholar]). This study examines the factors that determine access to Pap test utilization among recent immigrant women who hold legal permanent status using the first wave of data from the New Immigrant Survey. Using the behavioral model of health services for vulnerable populations, we work to determine the variables that contribute to immigrant women's health service utilization or the Pap test. In order to close health disparities among immigrant women, efforts should be made to target women who do not have regular contact with medical providers, are uninsured and single
Cancer · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Family medicine · Health equity · Health services · Immigration · Pap test · Political science · Population · Public health · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0.07 |
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| Citation span | 2011 - 2011 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |