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  • Title: Older Mexican-American women and cancer screening: progress toward targets for healthy people 2000.
    Author: Wu ZH, Black SA, Freeman JL, Markides KS.
    Journal: Ethn Dis; 2001; 11(4):645-51. PubMed ID: 11763289.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Published information about cancer screening in older Mexican-American women is scarce. This study reported the patterns of mammogram and Pap test use among older Mexican-American women. The patterns and associated factors were examined and compared with Healthy People 2000 targets. METHODS: Data were obtained from the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiological Study of the Elderly, the largest representative survey of community-dwelling Mexican Americans aged 67 years or over, from the southwestern United States. RESULTS: Among older Mexican-American women, 68.3% reported ever having a mammogram, and 41.2% reported having a mammogram in the last two years; 64.0% reported ever having a Pap test, with 43.6% reported having a Pap test in the last three years. CONCLUSIONS: The data for older Mexican-American women demonstrated that they approached the targets for breast cancer screening, but not for Pap test use.
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