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. 2001;8(4):183-6.
doi: 10.1136/jms.8.4.183.

Cancer screening coverage of south Asian women in Wakefield

G C Sutton  1 , A Storer, K Rowe
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Cancer screening coverage of south Asian women in Wakefield

G C Sutton et al. J Med Screen. 2001.

Abstract

Objective: To measure the cervical and breast screening coverage of south Asian women in Wakefield, compared with other city residents.

Design: Pairwise measurement of screening histories of women whose names appeared to be south Asian, and of non-Asian women matched by date of birth and general practice.

Data source: Computerised records of screening histories held by West Yorkshire Central Services Agency, for the eight general practices in central Wakefield.

Results: 67% of south Asians and 75% of non-Asians had acceptable (not overdue) cervical screening histories (chi(2)=13.75, p<0.001). 53% of south Asians and 78% of non-Asians had acceptable breast screening histories (chi(2)=8.5, p<0.01)

Conclusion: Interventions should be designed to improve coverage for breast screening among south Asian women. The need for such interventions for cervical screening is equivocal.

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