Pap Smear and Mammogram Screening Rates in a Refugee and General OB/GYN Clinic: A Retrospective Review
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-29-2021
Publication Title
Journal of immigrant and minority health
Abstract
Although multiple studies have shown that resettled refugee women are less likely to receive preventative cancer screenings like pap smears and mammograms, a small number have demonstrated the opposite. This retrospective chart review, conducted between January 2017 and October 2018, compares pap smear and mammogram rates of patients seen in a refugee-specific OB/GYN clinic with patients from the general OB/GYN clinic at the same institution. Data from 298 patients (149 refugee and 149 general clinic patients matched by age and date-of-visit) were analyzed. Pap smear screening rates were 90.60% in the refugee group and 73.83% in the general group [p < 0.009, aOR 3.46 (1.36–8.81)], while mammogram screening rates were 36.84% and 38.60%, respectively (p = 0.46). The provision of holistic services meeting refugee women's unique needs can effectively increase pap smear screening rates.
PubMed ID
34714467
Volume
24(1)
Recommended Citation
Lobo, Sylvia J.; Lin, Jessica G.; Vais, Simone; Wang, Dongyu; Adegoke, Tejumola M.; Wu, Wan-Ju; and Steer-Massaro, Courtney, "Pap Smear and Mammogram Screening Rates in a Refugee and General OB/GYN Clinic: A Retrospective Review" (2021). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 1136.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/1136