Which racial/ethnic group is least likely to use mammography?

Question

Options

• AWhite
• BBlack or African American
• CAsian or Pacific Islander
• DHispanic

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  6% (2)
• D
  87% (27)

Explanation

Hispanic women consistently report the lowest mammography screening rates among these racial/ethnic groups, driven by factors such as lack of health insurance, language and communication barriers, lower socioeconomic status, cultural attitudes (including fatalism about cancer and modesty concerns), and fear related to immigration status - all of which create significant structural and cultural obstacles to preventive care.

White women (A) have among the highest screening rates, benefiting from better insurance coverage, higher socioeconomic status, and greater access to primary care. Black/African American women (B) have comparable or even higher screening rates than White women, though they face disparities in follow-up care quality after abnormal results. Asian/Pacific Islander women (C) do have below-average rates and are a close distractor, but Hispanic women consistently rank lowest across major national surveys like BRFSS and NHIS.

Memory tip: Think "H for Hurdles" - Hispanic women face the most Hurdles to mammography access (insurance gaps, language, cultural barriers), making them the group with the Highest risk of under-screening.

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