Date of Award
5-1-2008
Degree Type
Restricted Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Public Health
Field of Study
Epidemiology
Department
School of Public Health
First Advisor
Kathryn Cardarelli
Second Advisor
Fang Fang Zhang
Third Advisor
Nuha Lackan
Abstract
Ylitalo, Kelly R., Urbanicity and Mammography Utilization: How Living in an Urban or Rural Area Affects Mammography Screening Utilization among Women in the United States. Master of Public Health (Epidemiology), May 2008, 67 pp., 7 tables, 1 figure, references. Mammography is a widely used screening tool that can help prevent breast cancer mortality, yet utilization is not consistent. We utilized the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data to evaluate differences in mammography screening practices by urbanicity (urban vs. rural residence). Chi-square analyses, logistic regression, and propensity score matching were utilized to determine the association between urbanicity and mammography compared to women who lived in rural areas, even after controlling for individual variables. Geographic access to health care as represented by individual urban or rural residence may contribute to mammography screening practices in the United States.
Recommended Citation
Ylitalo, K. R.
,
"Urbanicity and Mammography Utilization: How Living in an Urban or Rural Area Affects Mammography Screening Utilization Among Women in the United States" Fort Worth, Tx: University of North Texas Health Science Center;
(2008).
https://digitalcommons.hsc.unt.edu/theses/688
Comments
Ylitalo, Kelly R., Urbanicity and Mammography Utilization: How Living in an Urban or Rural Area Affects Mammography Screening Utilization among Women in the United States. Master of Public Health (Epidemiology), May 2008, 67 pp., 7 tables, 1 figure, references. W 4.5 Y52U 2008