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- Table 1.
Demographic and baseline psychosocial characteristics of Korean women aged 19 y and older who enrolled in the study between August and October 2004
Variables Intervention (n = 52) Control (n = 50) Sociodemographic Mean age (SD) 50.92 (11.70) 60.20 (11.41) Marital status Married/living as married 88.5% (46) 56.0% (28) Divorced/widowed/single 11.5% (6) 44.0% (22) Education (y) <11 15.3% (8) 36.0% (18) 12 (high school) 46.2% (24) 18.0% (9) 12+ (college/postgraduate) 36.5% (19) 44.0% (22) Years in the United States (SD, range) 15.63 (8.63, 1-32) 17.29 (9.12, 1-33) English-speaking proficiency Speaks English very fluently 1.9% (1) 4.0% (2) Speaks English fairly fluently 48.1% (25) 30.0% (15) Speaks English poorly/not at all 50.0% (26) 64.0% (32) English-reading proficiency Reads English very fluently 3.8% (2) 6.0% (3) Reads English fairly fluently 53.8% (28) 38.0% (19) Reads English poorly/not at all 42.3% (22) 54.0% (27) Have regular doctor Yes 59.6% (31) 80.0% (40) No 40.4% (21) 20.0% (10) Have medical insurance Yes 44.2% (23) 76.0% (38) No 55.8% (29) 24.0% (12) Had Pap test in the past 12 months Yes 11.5% (6) 22.0% (11) No 88.5% (46) 78.0% (39) Had Pap test in the past 3 years Yes 38.5% (20) 40.0% (20) No 61.5% (32) 60.0% (30) Perceived risk (% high/very high) My chance of developing cervical cancer 7.7% (4) 10.0% (5) Perceived severity (% agree/strongly agree) Cervical cancer is a treatable disease 76.9% (40) 74.0% (37) Whole life would change if I had cervical cancer 46.2% (24) 56.0% (28) Benefits (% agree/strongly agree) Treatment may not be as bad if detected early 84.6% (44) 86.0% (43) Having a Pap test is the best way to detect cervical cancer 86.5% (45) 92.0% (46) Pap test will decrease chances of dying from cervical cancer 90.4% (47) 94.0% (47) Pap can detect cervical cancers that cannot be seen in an exam 90.4% (47) 90.0% (45) Relief from worry about cervical cancer 59.6% (31) 54.0% (27) Barriers (% agree/strongly agree) Having a Pap test will be painful and unpleasant 21.2% (11) 26.0% (13) I do not know where to go to get a Pap test 36.5% (19) 34.0% (17) Uncomfortable with having a stranger perform Pap test 30.8% (16) 32.0% (16) Having a Pap test will take too much time 23.1% (12) 22.0% (11) Having a Pap test will cost too much money 34.6% (18) 22.0% (11) Self-efficacy (% agree/strongly agree) I feel capable of arranging to have a Pap test 59.6% (31) 52.0% (26) I am confident about my abilities to get a Pap test 44.2% (23) 50.0% (25) I know that I will do whatever it takes to get my Pap test 46.2% (24) 62.0% (31) - Table 2.
Screening behavior at 6 mo posteducation among Korean women aged 19 y and older who enrolled in the study between August and October 2004
Variables Intervention Control χ2 Among all women % who had had a Pap test in the previous year 11.5% (6/52) 22.0% (11/50) 5.38 % who had Pap test in the 6 months following intervention 82.7% (43/52) 22.0% (11/50) 41.22* % increase in screening rate following the intervention 71.2% 0% Among the subgroup of women who had not had a Pap test in the previous year % who had Pap test in the interval following intervention 84.8% (39/46) 12.8% (5/39) 42.80* ↵* P < 0.001.
- Table 3.
Multivariate logistic regression model for screening behavior at 6 mo posteducation among Korean women aged 19 y and older who enrolled in the study between August and October 2004
Variable OR (95% CI) P Step 1 Marital status 0.78 (0.17-3.49) 0.74 Have regular provider 1.43 (0.19-10.64) 0.73 Have health insurance 9.53 (1.30-69.66) 0.03 Step 2 Intervention group 38.47 (7.04-210.26) <0.001 Step 3 Relief from worry about cervical cancer 0.92 (0.45-1.89) 0.82 Not know where to go to get a Pap test 0.87 (0.38-1.98) 0.74 Uncomfortable with having a stranger perform Pap 0.24 (0.07-0.79) 0.02 Am capable of arranging to have a Pap test 1.47 (0.64-3.38) 0.36 Am confident about my ability to get a Pap test 2.49 (1.01-6.09) 0.05 Will do whatever it takes to get a Pap test 1.67 (0.64-4.32) 0.29
June 2007
Volume 16, Issue 6
Volume 16, Issue 6
A Multifaceted Intervention to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening among Underserved Korean Women
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