Urbanicity and Mammography Utilization: How Living in an Urban or Rural Area Affects Mammography Screening Utilization Among Women in the United States

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dc.contributor.advisorKathryn Cardarelli
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFang Fang Zhang
dc.contributor.committeeMemberNuha Lackan
dc.creatorYlitalo, Kelly R.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T19:41:41Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T19:41:41Z
dc.date.issued2008-05-01
dc.date.submitted2014-05-01T06:48:05-07:00
dc.description.abstractYlitalo, 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.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/26735
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectCommunity Health and Preventive Medicine
dc.subjectDiseases
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.subjectMedicine and Health
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectOncology
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectRural Sociology
dc.subjectSocial and Behavioral Sciences
dc.subjectUrban Studies and Planning
dc.subjectUrbanicity
dc.subjectmammography utilization
dc.subjecturban
dc.subjectrural
dc.subjectmammography screening
dc.subjectwomen
dc.subjectUnited States
dc.subjectbreast cancer mortality
dc.subjectbehavioral risk factor surveillance system
dc.subjectgeographic access to health care
dc.titleUrbanicity and Mammography Utilization: How Living in an Urban or Rural Area Affects Mammography Screening Utilization Among Women in the United States
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thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineEpidemiology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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