Measuring the use of mammography: Two methods compared

D. Degnan, R. Harris, J. Ranney, D. Quade, J.A. Earp and J. Gonzalez

American Journal of Public Health, 1992, vol. 82, issue 10, 1386-1388

Abstract: 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.

Date: 1992
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