C-C3-04: Neighborhood Socioeconomic Conditions and Use of Preventive Health Care Services in Insured Populations
Year: 2010
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: provider in the previous 12 months, having had a lapse of insurance in the previous 3 years, and having had a mammogram in the previous 12 months.Associations were examined with Spearman correlation analyses.A logistic regression analysis was performed to identify variables associated with having had a mammogram in the previous 12 months.Results: Over ninety percent of respondents (91.2%; 563 of 617) self-reported having had a mammogram in their lifetime and 62.4% (385 of 617) reported having had a mammogram in the previous 12 months.Of the females who had a mammogram in the previous 12 months, 14.0% (24 of 171) reported having not visited a medical provider in the previous 12 months.Having received a mammogram in the previous year was significantly correlated with having more education (ρ =0.083, P<0.05) and not having a lapse in health insurance coverage over the previous 3 years (ρ=0.155,P<0.01).Having received a mammogram in the previous 12 months was significantly associated with having visited a medical provider in the previous 12 months (OR=28.352,P<0.001).Conclusion: Most women have had at least one mammogram, which suggests the successful dissemination of preventive cancer screening guidelines and minimal evidence of health disparities.Routine check-ups are the major driver for meeting prior mammogram recommendations, which emphasizes the importance of access to regular care when implementing the new screening guidelines.
Source: Clinical Medicine & Research
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2108205672