OBJECTIVE The primary objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of a community-based pilot intervention that combined cervical cancer education with patient navigation on cervical cancer screening behaviors among Chinese American women residing in New York City. METHODS Chinese women (n = 134) who had not had a Pap test within the previous 12 months were recruited from four A...

Background: Prospect theory suggests that people avoid risks when faced with the beneits of a decision but take risks when faced with the costs of a decision. Screening for diseases can be deined as a ‘risk’, in the context of uncertainty. The outcome can either be a ‘beneit’ of good health or a ‘cost’ of ill health or poor-quality health. Purpose: To assess whether prospect theory can predict ...

BACKGROUND Although recent guidelines call for expanded routine screening for HIV, resources for antiretroviral therapy (ART) are limited, and all eligible persons are not currently receiving treatment. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects on the U.S. HIV epidemic of expanded ART, HIV screening, or interventions to reduce risk behavior. DESIGN Dynamic mathematical model of HIV transmission and...

Ovarian cancer screening protocols generally have been limited by inadequate recognition of the normal behavior of tumor markers in women at risk of ovarian cancer. We have characterized the behavior of five serum tumor markers in a large cohort of healthy women and examined the implications for screening. Serial measurements of CA125, HER-2/neu, urinary gonadotropin peptide, lipid-associated s...

OBJECTIVES To assess adherence to preventive care and age-appropriate screening in different age categories of Down syndrome (DS) persons. METHODS This community-based retrospective observational study on ambulatory persons with DS from different regions of Sri Lanka was carried out on 100 randomly selected individuals from a sample framework of approximately 300. Their screening behavior for...

OBJECTIVE The survival of very low birth weight infants has increased markedly in recent years. Unfortunately, the prevalence of significant and lifelong motor, cognitive, and behavioral dysfunction has remained a major problem confronting these children. The objective of this study was to perform screening tests for early autistic features in children with a history of very low birth weight an...

PURPOSE This study examined breast cancer screening practice and health promoting behaviors and the predicting factors of breast cancer screening practice in Chinese women. METHODS A correlational research design was used to recruit a convenience sample of 770 women living in four cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Xi'an) in China. Participants completed self-report questionnaire consi...

This study aimed to examine the relationship between body image satisfaction and breast self-screening behavior and intentions. The sample for this cross-sectional study consisted of 842 female university students who were recruited from a number of public and private universities. Data were obtained between the months of November and December, 2013, using multistage random cluster sampling. Ma...