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Health Care Services and Pap Testing Behavior for Chinese Women in British Columbia

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The health care services and sociodemographic profiles of Chinese women residing in each of five neighborhoods of Vancouver and Richmond, British Columbia, were examined and compared to Pap testing rates. Information was collected from the provincial medical directory, the cervical cancer screening program, and a community-based survey. A total of 159 Chinese primary care physicians, 3 Chinese gynecologists, and 9 health clinics were identified within these neighborhoods and 769 Chinese women responded to the survey. Significant differences were found between neighborhoods in Pap testing rates, with Chinatown having the lowest rates. Differences between neighborhoods were also found in the availability of Chinese language health care services, sociodemographic profiles of the Chinese population, individual preferences and experiences with health care services, which were also related to Pap testing rates. The implications of these findings upon the planning of effective health care services within local neighborhoods are discussed.

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  1. Cancer Control Research, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    T. Gregory Hislop, Kelsey M. Inrig & Chris D. Bajdik

  2. Direction de la Santé publique de Montrél-Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Michele Deschamps

  3. Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

    Shin-Ping Tu

  4. Division of Public Health Services, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington

    Victoria M. Taylor

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Hislop, T.G., Inrig, K.M., Bajdik, C.D. et al. Health Care Services and Pap Testing Behavior for Chinese Women in British Columbia. Journal of Immigrant Health 5, 143–152 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026111024266

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