Table 1

Adherence to Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines by Age and Ethnicity at Baseline

Ethnic Group
BSE
N = 1087*
over age 20 (includes unspecified ages)
Annual Clinical Breast Exam
N = 490*
age 40 and over
Annual Mammography
N = 490*
age 40 and over
Annual Mammography N = 219*
age 50 and over

Asian Indian N = 125
37%
55%
64%
81%
Chinese
N = 302
26%
53%
34%
35%
Filipino
N = 248
46%
48%
53%
58%
Japanese
N = 47
38%
59%
72%
74%
Korean
N = 123
31%
49%
22%
29%
Vietnamese
N = 275
26%
54%
39%
33%
Full Sample
N = 1190
33%
52%
44%
47%
X2
.0005
N/S
.0005
.0005

* The numbers represent only women who provided valid data for these questions.

Sadler et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2003 2:12   doi:10.1186/1475-9276-2-12

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