Carlos A. Reyes?Ortiz|María Esther Irigoyen Camacho|Luis F. Amador|Luís Fernando Vélez|Kenneth J. Ottenbacher|Kyriakos S. Markides
The Impact of Education and Literacy Levels on Cancer Screening among Older Latin American and Caribbean Adults
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston|The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston|University of Colorado Denver|University of Colorado Hospital|University of Colorado Health|The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston|The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio|The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston|The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
background limited information related effects education literacy cancer screening practices among older adults latin american caribbean countries methods determine association education cancer screening use developed crosssectional study using data health wellbeing aging latin america caribbean study sample included 4183 men 6708 women aged 60 years older seven cities outcomes mammogram pap smear use women prostate examination use men within last 2 years results general illiterate lowereducated older men women lowest rates cancer screening use compared highereducated counterparts multivariate logistic models city combined sample six cities showed high education associated higher odds mammogram pap smear women prostate examination men conclusions older adults low educational literacy levels targeted screening programs populations