Cultural views, English proficiency and regular cervical cancer screening among older Chinese American women

Women's Health Issues : Official Publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
Cheng Shuang JiWenchi Liang

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between cultural views, English proficiency, and regular cervical cancer screening among older Chinese women. The study sample consisted of 473 asymptomatic Chinese participants aged 50 and older recruited from community organizations. The study outcome was regular receipt of Pap tests, defined as having a recent test in the past 3 years and another within 3 years before the present test. Eastern cultural views were measured by a 30-item scale that assessed beliefs about illness and cancer. Sociodemographics, cancer worry, physician recommendation, health insurance, and access barriers were included as covariates in multiple logistic regression models. A total of 239 (50.5%) Chinese American women had regular Pap tests. Findings indicate that 1) women who held more traditional Chinese cultural views were less likely to be a regular screener (odds ratio [OR], 0.96; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.94-0.99); 2) women with higher English proficiency were 1.39 times more likely to have received regular Pap tests than women with lower proficiency (OR, 1.39; 95% CI, 1.13-1.72). Cultural views and English proficiency were significant predictors of older Chinese American women...Continue Reading

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