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To examine the relationship between reading ability and the knowledge and attitudes regarding screening mammography among low-income women.

November 1, 1996CancerOpen Access

Knowledge and attitude on screening mammography among low-literate, low-income women

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TDTerry C. DavisLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport CAConnie L. ArnoldLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport HBHans J. BerkelUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock

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Cross-sectional study finds low reading literacy correlates with poorer mammography knowledge in low-income women, highlighting the need for tailored patient education.

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To examine the relationship between reading ability and the knowledge and attitudes regarding screening mammography among low-income women.
Conducted structured interviews with a convenience sample of 445 women aged 40 and older who had not received a mammogram in the prior year at two Louisiana outpatient clinics.
Assessed mammography knowledge and attitudes via a structured questionnaire and measured reading literacy using the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM).
Lower reading ability significantly correlated with lower mammography knowledge (P < 0.0001), with 76% of participants reading below a ninth-grade level.
Women reading at or below a third-grade level were substantially less likely to know the purpose of mammograms compared to those reading at or above a ninth-grade level (39% vs. 12%).
Cost was a major concern for 41% of participants overall, but financial concerns did not vary significantly across different literacy levels.

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Davis et al. (1996) studied this question.

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Cross-sectional study finds low reading literacy correlates with poorer mammography knowledge in low-income women, highlighting the need for tailored patient education.

Knowledge and attitude on screening mammography among low-literate, low-income women

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