TABLE 3—
Characteristics of 32 Women Aged 40 Years and Older Who Knew About Breast Cancer Screening With Mammograms, Were Up to Date, and Were Willing to Be Screened in Jail
| No. With Characteristic | Could Describe Mammograms, No. (%) | Up to Date on Mammograms, No. (%) | Willing to have Mammogram in Jail, No. (%) | |
| Total number | 32 | 28 (88) | 13 (41) | 28 (88) |
| Age, y | ||||
| 40–49 | 28 | 24 (86) | 9 (32) | 24 (86) |
| ≥ 50 | 4 | 4 (100) | 4 (100) | 4 (100) |
| Lifetime years in jail/prison | ||||
| < 1 | 10 | 9 (90) | 5 (50) | 8 (80) |
| 1–5 | 13 | 12 (92) | 6 (46) | 12 (92) |
| > 5 | 9 | 7 (78) | 2 (22) | 8 (89) |
| Race/ethnicitya | ||||
| African American | 16 | 15 (94) | 8 (50) | 14 (88) |
| White | 6 | 5 (83) | 3 (50) | 6 (100) |
| Latino | 4 | 3 (75) | 1 (25) | 2 (50) |
| Multiple | 4 | 4 (100) | 1 (25) | 4 (100) |
| Other | 2 | 1 (50) | 0 (0) | 2 (100) |
| Born in United States | 28 | 25 (89) | 12 (43) | 24 (86) |
| Born outside United States | 4 | 3 (75) | 1 (25) | 4 (100) |
| Insured | 17 | 16 (94) | 8 (47) | 15 (88) |
| Not insured/unknown insurance status | 15 | 12 (80) | 5 (33) | 13 (87) |
| Ever had mammogram in jail/prison | 8 | 8 (100) | 7 (88) | 8 (100) |
| Never had mammogram in jail/prison | 24 | 20 (83) | 6 (25) | 10 (42) |
| Knew about mammograms | 28 | . . . | 13 (46) | 25 (89) |
| Didn’t know about mammograms | 4 | . . . | 0 (0) | 3 (75) |
| Up to date on mammograms | 13 | . . . | . . . | 10 (77) |
| Not up to date on mammograms | 19 | . . . | . . . | 18 (95) |
Note. Numbers do not add to 32 in all rows because of participants declining to answer. aLatino = Latino or Hispanic; multiple = multiple ethnicities; other = other ethnicities.