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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Dec 17.
Published in final edited form as: Asian Am Pac Isl J Health. 2000;8(1):18–31.

Table 4.

Summary of Results of Studies of Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening among Vietnamese Women in the U.S.

Author, Date of Publication Site, Date of Survey Sample Size(N) Response Rate Type of Interview, Sampling Mean Age (range or +/− SD) # of Yrs. Resident in U.S. (range or +/− SD)
Jenkins et al 1990 SF/ALA, 1987 94 55% Face-to-face random 35(21–78) 7.6 (+/− 3.4)
Pham et al 1992 SF/ALA, 1990 107 31% Mailed random 37(19–77) 8.4 (+/− 4.7)
CDC 1992 CA, 1991 454 59% Telephone random 39.8 (+/− 13.3) 1981 (+/−4.4)
McPhee et al 1996 SF/SACTO, 1992 645 78% Face-to-face random 44–55 5
Yi 1994 W. MASS, 1991 141 61% Telephone random 34(18–60) 5.7(1–20)
McPhee et al 1997 SC/OC, LA/ALA 933 60% Telephone random 42 9
Nguyen et al 2000 ALA/LA/OC, 1996 788 40% Telephone random 52 9.6
Nguyen et al 2000 ALA/LA/OC, 1998 807 46% Telephone random 52 10.5
Insurance
Had Education past High School Employed Married Below Poverty Level Private None Ever Had Clinical Breast Examination Ever Had Mammogram (Over 40 yrs. old) Ever Had Pap Smear Test
41% 37% -- 53% 30% 15% 80% 17% 68%
43% -- 60% 44% 44% 25% 56% 66% 46%
45% -- 70% 28% 43% -- 53% 52% 47%
26% 27% 73% 68% -- -- 42% 50% 43%
19% 53% 48% 55% 64% 16% 50% 65% 52%
48% 46% 66% 32% 16% 19% 70% 30% 53%
39% 29% 81% 59% 45% -- 77% 65% --
37% 39% 85% 54% 52% -- 84% 79% --

SF = San Francisco County, CA; ALA = Alameda County, CA; SACTO = Sacramento, CA; W. MASS = Western Massachusetts, SC = Santa Clara County, CA; OC = Orange County, CA; LA = Los Angeles County, CA