Addressing the Health Needs of Indian Americans in the Greater Philadelphia Region Through a Scoping Survey: Cancer Screening Assessment.

IF 3.9 3区 医学 Q1 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES Journal of Community Health Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-07 DOI:10.1007/s10900-024-01382-1
Thoin F Begum, Dasam Jeong, Lin Zhu, Vidya S Patil, Jade Truehart, Ellen Kim, Wenyue Lu, Somnath Dey, Grace X Ma
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Despite higher income and education, there are profound health disparities among Asian Americans. These disparities are highlighted in particular by screening behaviors for cancer. Between 1998 and 2008, cancer rates increased threefold among Indian Americans, raising concern that cancer screening in this group may be especially low. To better understand cancer screening behavior, we collected data from a total of 157 self-identifying Indian Americans residing in the greater Philadelphia area. Nearly all participants reported having health insurance (98.7%), and most had received a physical exam within a year (87.3%). Only17.4% of the participants were referred for mammography, while 30% of participants over age 30 were referred for ovarian cancer screening. Just 4 participants were recommended for pancreatic cancer screening. The findings contribute new information to the understanding of health needs of Indian Americans residing in the greater Philadelphia region and reveal a need for greater focus on preventive care.

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通过范围调查满足大费城地区印第安裔美国人的健康需求:癌症筛查评估。
尽管亚裔美国人的收入和受教育程度较高,但他们在健康方面仍存在很大的差距。癌症筛查行为尤其凸显了这些差距。1998 年至 2008 年间,美籍印地安人的癌症发病率增加了三倍,这引起了人们对这一群体癌症筛查率可能特别低的担忧。为了更好地了解癌症筛查行为,我们收集了居住在大费城地区的 157 名自我认同的美籍印第安人的数据。几乎所有参与者都表示有医疗保险(98.7%),大多数人在一年内接受过体检(87.3%)。只有 17.4% 的参与者被推荐进行乳房 X 光检查,而 30% 年龄在 30 岁以上的参与者被推荐进行卵巢癌筛查。只有 4 名参与者被推荐进行胰腺癌筛查。这些研究结果为了解居住在大费城地区的美籍印第安人的健康需求提供了新的信息,并揭示了更加重视预防保健的必要性。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Community Health is a peer-reviewed publication that offers original articles on research, teaching, and the practice of community health and public health. Coverage includes public health, epidemiology, preventive medicine, health promotion, disease prevention, environmental and occupational health, health policy and management, and health disparities. The Journal does not publish articles on clinical medicine. Serving as a forum for the exchange of ideas, the Journal features articles on research that serve the educational needs of public and community health personnel.
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