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  Journal of General Internal MedicineVolume 19 Issue 9, Pages 967 - 970 Published Online: 2 Apr 2004 © 2006 by the Society of General Internal Medicine. All rights reserved
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 102K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  BRIEF REPORT Impact of English Language Proficiency on Receipt of Pap Smears Among Hispanics Received from the Department of Medicine (IDA, FAH), Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, and Center for Health Policy and Research (IDA, JMS, FAH), University of California, Irvine, Calif; and Department of Medicine (CC), University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. Copyright © Blackwell Publishing 2004 KEYWORDS Hispanics • Pap smear • English language proficiency • health disparities • cancer prevention J GEN INTERN MED 2004;19:967–970. ABSTRACTOur aim was to assess the impact of English language proficiency on Pap smear use among Hispanics. We performed a cross-sectional study using 2000 National Health Interview Survey data and included 2,331 Hispanic women, age ≥18 without a hysterectomy. After adjusting for sociodemographic and access factors, highly proficient English speakers were more likely to report a Pap smear in the past 3 years as compared to low proficient (adjusted prevalence ratio, 1.16; 95% confidence interval, 1.08 to 1.22). Also associated with Pap smear use were income, usual source of care, and health insurance. Our finding suggests that low English language proficiency is a barrier to receiving recent Pap smears among Hispanics. |  |
