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Article: Hysterectomy rate among hispanic women is only half that of white women. (Digests).
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- Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Article date:
- May 1, 2003
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Hispanic women are less likely to undergo hysterectomy than are white women, according to an analysis of the 1998-1999 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). (1) Only 12% of Hispanic women aged 25 or older have had the procedure, compared with 23% of white women. The gap between the two groups lessens with increasing acculturation and increased education among Hispanic women. For example, compared with white women who have no high school diploma, Hispanic women who are not high school graduates have about 60% lower odds of hysterectomy, but the odds are reduced by only about 30% among Hispanic women who have any postsecondary education.
The researchers analyzed ...