Age- and sex-specific XXXX prevention and screening practices among asian Indian immigrants in the United States.

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OBJECTIVE: The objective was to examine age- and sex-specific @entity5 prevention and screening practices among 1820 Asian Indian (AI) adults in the United States using items from the 2000 National Health Interview Survey @entity5 Control Topical Module. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 1820 randomly selected AIs living in 7 US cities. Data were collected via telephone interviews by trained multilingual AI staff; the response rate was 62%. The primary outcome variables were age- and sex-specific @entity5 screening behaviors. RESULTS: Most of the AIs are @entity1 , married, educated, and with some form of health insurance. One fifth reported a family history of @entity5 . Adherence to mammography, Papanicolaou test, and clinical breast examination was higher in contrast to low rates of breast self-examination in @entity1 . Similarly, @entity1 reported low clinical testicular examination and fecal occult blood test, although @entity1486 screening was higher than the reported rates among Asian Americans. @entity1 were more likely to get a colonoscopy than @entity1 . The length of time in the United States had a relatively weak effect, and a family history of @entity5 had a moderate effect on screening behavior. Education and access to health care increased the odds (2-6 times) of @entity5 screening in AI @entity1 and @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: @entity5 screening varies by educational level, years lived in the United States, and access to health care, among AIs living in the United States. Differences in sociodemographic factors should be considered to predict adherence to @entity5 screening guidelines and also be factored into @entity1 education in this ethnic subgroup.
