Screening Mammography Utilization Among Women With Visual or Hearing Impairment: Results From the 2019 NHIS

Jenny X Chen1, Francis Deng2

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

To evaluate for differences in breast cancer screening among women with visual or hearing impairment, the 2019 National Health Interview Survey was analyzed for mammography use in the past 2 years among women age 50-74, adjusting for demographic characteristics, health care access, and comorbidities. Visual impairment was independently associated with decreased likelihood of recent mammography (odds ratio [OR], 0.71; 95% CI, 0.59-0.85; p < .001). Hearing impairment was not independently associated with mammography use (OR, 0.91; 95% CI, 0.75-1.11; p = .37).