Preventive screening for cervical cancer among low-income patients

ISBN-13: 9783845400099 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str.

Adobea Yaa Owusu

Opis

This book presents analysis of data collected from patients of a safety-net healthcare system in Fort Worth, Texas. It examined three objectives, including explaining the utilization of Pap smear tests among the low-income women, by ascertaining the determinants of using these services. The existence of a race/ethnicity/immigration status effect was found. Anglos were more likely to have had a Pap smear, followed by African Americans, Hispanic immigrants and finally by, Hispanic Americans. The persistence of the race/ethnicity/immigration status effect may be explained by several factors, including cultural differences between the different groups studied. The race/ethnicity/immigration status effect on Pap smear screening changed with the introduction of age, usual source of care, check-up for current pregnancy, and having multiple competing needs for food, clothing and housing into the models studied. The findings may be attributed to the use of a hospital-based sample who had regular access to subsidized health insurance from a publicly funded safety-net healthcare network system. Publicly funded health programs for underserved populations should be maintained and strengthened.

O autorze

Rev. Dr. Adobea Owusu holds PhD, MPH and MA from the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA, and Graduate Diploma and Bachelors from the University of Ghana, Legon. She holds a faculty position at the University of Ghana, as a Senior Research Fellow/Senior Lecturer. Her research focuses on sexuality, access to health care and HIV/AIDS.