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Measuring the use of mammography: two methods compared.

Measuring the use of mammography: two methods compared. Measuring the use of mammography: two methods compared. D Degnan , R Harris , J Ranney , D Quade , J A Earp and J Gonzalez Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400. Population studies often estimate mammography use using women's self-reports. In one North Carolina county, we compared self-report surveys with a second method--counting mammograms per population--for 1987 and 1989. Estimates from self-reports (35% in 1987, 55% in 1989) were considerably higher than those from mammogram counts (20% in 1987, 36% in 1989). We then confirmed 66% of self-reports in the past year. Self-reported use is more accurate regarding whether a woman has had a mammogram than when she had it, but self-reports accurately measure change over time. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Public Health American Public Health Association

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American Public Health Association
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Copyright © 1992 by the American Public Health Association
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0090-0036
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1541-0048
DOI
10.2105/AJPH.82.10.1386
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Abstract

Measuring the use of mammography: two methods compared. D Degnan , R Harris , J Ranney , D Quade , J A Earp and J Gonzalez Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400. Population studies often estimate mammography use using women's self-reports. In one North Carolina county, we compared self-report surveys with a second method--counting mammograms per population--for 1987 and 1989. Estimates from self-reports (35% in 1987, 55% in 1989) were considerably higher than those from mammogram counts (20% in 1987, 36% in 1989). We then confirmed 66% of self-reports in the past year. Self-reported use is more accurate regarding whether a woman has had a mammogram than when she had it, but self-reports accurately measure change over time.

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American Journal of Public Health – American Public Health Association

Published: Oct 1, 1992

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