Open AccessRacial/Ethnic Disparities in Mammogram Frequency Among Women With Intellectual Disability
Author(s) -
Evelyn Arana,
Amy CarrollScott,
Philip M. Massey,
Nora L. Lee,
Ann C. Klassen,
Michael Yudell
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
intellectual and developmental disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1934-9556
pISSN - 1934-9491
DOI - 10.1352/1934-9556-57.3.177
Subject(s) - ethnic group , residence , intellectual disability , gerontology , mammography , race (biology) , medicine , health equity , psychology , demography , breast cancer , public health , psychiatry , cancer , sociology , pathology , gender studies , anthropology
Little information exists on the associations between intellectual disability (ID) and race/ethnicity on mammogram frequency. This study collected survey and medical record data to examine this relationship. Results indicated that Hispanic and Black women with ID were more likely than White women with ID to have mammograms every 2 years. Participants who live in a state-funded residence, were aged 50+, and had a mild or moderate level of ID impairment were more likely to undergo mammography compared to participants living with family or alone, were <50, and had severe ID impairment. Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms explaining disparities in mammograms between these racial/ethnic groups.