Analyzing Factors of Breast Cancer Screening Adherence among Korean American Women Using Andersen’s Behavioral Model of Healthcare Services Utilization | Zendy

Seok Won Jin | Zendy; Hee Yun Lee | Zendy; JongWook Lee | Zendy

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Analyzing Factors of Breast Cancer Screening Adherence among Korean American Women Using Andersen’s Behavioral Model of Healthcare Services Utilization

Author(s) -

Seok Won Jin,

Hee Yun Lee,

JongWook Lee

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

ethnicity and disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1945-0826

pISSN - 1049-510X

DOI - 10.18865/ed.29.s2.427

Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer screening , logistic regression , breast cancer , mammography , health care , transtheoretical model , gerontology , family medicine , cancer screening , demography , cancer , intervention (counseling) , nursing , sociology , economics , economic growth

Regular uptake of mammography screening reduces the risk of advanced stage diagnosis of breast cancer (BC). However, BC screening rates remain suboptimal among Korean American (KA) women. Using the Andersen's Behavioral Model of Healthcare Services Utilization, this study examined factors associated with mammography screening among KA women aged 50 to 80 years in the state of Georgia, USA.

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