The prevalence of HRT use in this sample of underserved minority women was low. Regular exercise and perceived good health status were significantly associated with HRT use. None of the preventive measures studied were associated with HRT use.

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Among the 333 minority women included for the final analysis, the majority of the women were unemployed, and only one-third had some form of medical insurance. Study population characteristics are described in Table 1.

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Subjects were participants in another survey, which evaluated the preventive practices in minority women. A full description of the cross-sectional study is published elsewhere. A convenience sample of women aged 50 and above were recruited for the survey from the inpatient and outpatient units of a teaching hospital that predominately serves minority patients. Internal medicine [...]

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INTRODUCTION Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) decreased sharply in the 1970s because of the risk of associated endometrial cancer (generic Provera is used for treating certain menstrual problems or uterine problems). However, the use of HRT has slowly increased since the 1980s because of the beneficial effects demonstrated in several epidemiological studies. These studies have shown [...]

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