Sexual Orientation Identity Disparities in Mammography Among White, Black, and Latina U.S. Women

LGBT Health
Madina AgénorS Bryn Austin

Abstract

Purpose: Our goal was to examine sexual orientation identity disparities in mammography in relationship to race/ethnicity among U.S. women. Methods: Using nationally representative 2013-2017 National Health Interview Survey data, we used multivariable logistic regression to estimate the odds of receiving a mammogram in the past year in relationship to sexual orientation identity among White, Black, and Latina U.S. women 40-75 years of age (N = 45,031) separately, adjusting for demographic factors. We also assessed whether socioeconomic and health care factors attenuated sexual orientation identity disparities in mammography across racial/ethnic groups. Results: Among White women, bisexual women had significantly lower adjusted odds of mammography compared to heterosexual women (odds ratio = 0.70, 95% confidence interval: 0.50-0.99). Among Black women, the adjusted odds of mammography were significantly higher among bisexual women relative to heterosexual women (2.53, 1.08-5.92). Black lesbian women appeared to have lower adjusted odds of mammography compared to their heterosexual counterparts; however, this difference was not statistically significant (0.80, 0.46-1.38). Similarly, among Latina women, lesbian women also see...Continue Reading

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