دورية أكاديمية
The impact of medical tourism on cervical cancer screening among immigrant women in the U.S.
| العنوان: | The impact of medical tourism on cervical cancer screening among immigrant women in the U.S. |
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| المؤلفون: | Sou Hyun Jang, Hendrika Meischke, Linda K. Ko |
| المصدر: | BMC Women's Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: | BMC, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Gynecology and obstetrics LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Cervical cancer screening, Pap smear, Immigrant women, Recent immigrants, Medical tourism, Self-sample HPV test, Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| الوصف: | Abstract Background Research on the relationship between medical tourism—traveling abroad for healthcare and cervical cancer screening is lacking. This study examines (1) the association between medical tourism and cervical cancer screening among immigrant women and (2) whether the association varies across years in the U.S. Methods We analyzed the New Immigrant Survey data of immigrant women aged 21–65 (n = 999). The outcome was having had a Pap smear since becoming a permanent resident, and the main predictor was medical tourism. Logistic regressions were conducted. Results Immigrant women who engaged in medical tourism had higher cervical cancer screening rates compared to those who did not engage in medical tourism (84.09% vs. 71.68%). This relationship was statistically significant only among women who have recently immigrated, after controlling for covariates. Conclusions Immigrant women who engaged in medical tourism had 2.18 higher odds of receiving a Pap smear than immigrant women who did not, after controlling for other covariates. Health educators should be aware of the practice of medical tourism and consider providing education on adherence to cancer screening guidelines and follow up abnormal results to ensure that immigrant women receive continuous cancer care. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1472-6874 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6874 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12905-021-01558-0 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/01090651aa7f473e86fa92c52d27b351 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.01090651aa7f473e86fa92c52d27b351 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s12905-021-01558-0 |