How does preference for a female physician influence health behaviors among African American women?
–> Home | Browse by Day | or Program | Author Index 185885 How does preference for a female physician influence health behaviors among African American women? Tuesday, October 28, 2008: 5:10 PM Dana M. Casciotti, MPH , Department of Health, Behavior & Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD Ann C. Klassen, PhD , Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD Audio (mp3) recording Multimedia recording Significance: Disparities persist for U.S. minority women in breast cancer screening and outcomes. Female provider gender is associated with mammography utilization, but factors related to preferring female providers, and effects of unmet preferences on underscreened populations remain unexplored. Methods and Objective: Using surveys of 576 African American women age 45-93 in East Baltimore, Maryland, we investigated five influences on gender preference: perceived gender discrimination, related co
