Response to a Program of Screening for Cervical Cancer

Naguib, Samir M.; Geiser, Patricia B.; Comstock, George W.

doi:10.2307/4593467

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“…Furthermore, the majority of the studies focus on medical services designed to detect female-specific cancers (e.g. Benjamins 2006a;Fox et al 1998;Miller and Champion 1993;Miller et al 1980;Murray and McMillan 1993;Naguib et al 1968;Yi 1994Yi , 1998. Finally, all of the prior studies are based in the US or Ireland and, thus, the results cannot be extended to individuals in other countries, particularly those living in countries with distinctly different cultural backgrounds and health care systems.…”

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“…For example, individuals who attend religious services (at all or more frequently) or participate in religious activities report a greater use of preventive services, such as mammograms and Pap smears, compared to non-involved individuals (Benjamins 2005(Benjamins , 2006aFox et al 1998;Naguib et al 1968). Similarly, affiliation with any denomination is associated with greater utilization of a variety of preventive services compared to the non-affiliated; however, conflicting results prevent summarizing specific denominational differences (Benjamins 2005(Benjamins , 2006aBenjamins and Brown 2003;Miller and Champion 1993;Miller et al 1980;Yi 1994Yi , 1998.…”

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Predictors of Preventive Health Care Use Among Middle-aged and Older Adults in Mexico: The Role of Religion

Benjamins

2007

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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Research has shown that religion is associated with a wide range of health behaviors among adults of all ages. Although there is strong support for religion's influence on behaviors such as drinking and smoking, less is known about the possible relationship between religion and the use of preventive health services. This relationship may be particularly important in Mexico, a country with high levels of religiousness and low levels of preventive service utilization. The current study uses a nationally representative sample of middle-aged and older adults in Mexico (n = 9,890) to test the association between three facets of religion and three preventive services aimed at detecting chronic conditions or underlying risk factors. The findings show that religious salience is significantly related to the use of blood pressure and cholesterol screenings, even after controlling for a variety of social, demographic, and health-related factors. In addition, attending religious services and participating in religious activities are both positively associated with blood pressure and diabetes screening. This type of research adds to our knowledge of the determinants of preventive service utilization, as well as to the burgeoning literature on religion and health. Furthermore, because the vast majority of research in this field takes place in more developed and Westernized countries, such as the US and Western Europe, analyzing this relationship in a sample of older Mexicans is critical for providing the field with a more comparative orientation.

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Predictors of Preventive Health Care Use Among Middle-aged and Older Adults in Mexico: The Role of Religion

Benjamins

2007

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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“…Reports of pain were significantly less among subjects with strong religious beliefs and frequent church attenders. Finally, Naguib et al 21 found that church membership and frequency of attendance were highly predictive of participation in a cervical cancer screening program, suggesting a possible correlation between compliance with medical regimens and degree of religious community involvement.…”

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Religious Activities and Attitudes of Older Adults in a Geriatric Assessment Clinic

Koenig

Moberg

Kvale

1988

J American Geriatrics Society

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Few studies have examined the prevalence, salience, and impact of religious beliefs, activities, and commitment among medical patients in later life. Surveys of the U.S. population aged 65 years and over reveal a high frequency of such beliefs and activities, which are reported to play a significant role in their lives. In this study, the religious beliefs, activities, and motivations of 106 consecutive patients (mean age 74.4 years) attending a geriatric outpatient clinic were examined. A high prevalence of orthodox Christian beliefs, religious community activity, private devotional activity, and intrinsic religious orientation was found. Levels of religious activity and intrinsic orientation were lower among patients with cancer, chronic anxiety, depressive symptoms, and those who smoked cigarettes or consumed moderate to large amounts of alcohol. Intrinsic religiosity was lower among men with hypertension. Patients with mild to moderate dementia tended to have higher levels of intrinsic religious orientation. The results of this study suggest that religion is a powerful cultural force in the lives of older medical patients and is integrally related to both mental and physical health.

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“…suits from the understandable difficulties in obtaining similar information concerning respondents and nonrespondents in most situations. In contrast, much more is known about factors affecting response to a variety of procedures involving physical or laboratory examinations, either as a result of preliminary or subsequent interviews (1)(2)(3)(4). Among persons who are interviewed, it is simple to compare those who accept a subsequent examination with those who do not.…”

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Characteristics of Respondents and Nonrespondents to a Questionnaire for Estimating Community Mood1

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Helsing²

1973

American Journal of Epidemiology

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Md. 21740) and K. J. Helsing. Characteristics of respondents and nonrespondents to a questionnaire for estimating community mood. Am J Epidemiol 97: 233-239, 1973.-In a study of community mood in Washington County, Maryland, a representative sample of adult residents was selected for interviews. Among this sample, a total of 649 persons had participated in a previous nonofficial census and for this group, similar information was available both for the 571 who were interviewed and the 78 who refused. Characteristics associated with refusals were poor education, residential stability and small households. There was also suggestive evidence that young adults and males were more likely to refuse. Urbanrural residence, cigarette smoking and frequency of church attendance did not appear to be related to refusal. health surveys; respondents and nonrespondents, characteristics; sampling studies Much of our knowledge about national and community health has been gathered by means of door-to-door interviews. This information, like most observational data on human populations, can be affected considerably by response bias. It is surprising, therefore, to find that little has been learned about differences between persons who respond to interviews and those who do not. This lack of knowledge apparently re-

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Response to a Program of Screening for Cervical Cancer

Cited by 35 publications

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Predictors of Preventive Health Care Use Among Middle-aged and Older Adults in Mexico: The Role of Religion

Predictors of Preventive Health Care Use Among Middle-aged and Older Adults in Mexico: The Role of Religion

Religious Activities and Attitudes of Older Adults in a Geriatric Assessment Clinic

Characteristics of Respondents and Nonrespondents to a Questionnaire for Estimating Community Mood1

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