Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

All Ireland Traveller Health StudyTable 202: Did you breast feed any of your children? (Questionnaire item C1_43)ROIYes No n Yes No nTotal 10.3% 89.7% 495 12.0% 88.0% 83Under 30 4.3% 95.7% 210 0.0% 100.0% 3330-44 6.6% 93.4% 122 5.9% 94.1% 3445 + 21.9% 78.2% 142 50.0% 50.0% 16(for those who have been pregnant only)Over a quarter of respondents in ROI reported having undergone breast screening with a mammogram(29.5%) and almost a quarter reported cervical cancer screening (23.9%) in the last year (from estimatesfrom the relevant target age groups for such screening). In NI, the small sample size for this item meansthat the findings may not be reliable.Table 203: Screening or testing in the last year. Question asked of married, divorced,separated, widowed & cohabiting women only. Reported here for 25-64 year olds (forcervical screening) and 50-64 year olds (for breast screening) only.(Questionnaire item C1_45)Yes No nROI Breast test in women age 50 to 64 years 29.5% 70.5% 88NI Breast test in women age 50 to 64 years 11.1% 88.9% 9ROI Cervical cancer test in women age 25 to 64 years 23.9% 76.1% 88NI Cervical cancer test in women age 25 to 64 years 23.1% 76.9% 13Table 204: Have you ever been invited to have a BreastCheck examination? (ROI ONLY)(Questionnaire item C1_46)Yes No n50 - 64 ROI 47.8% 52.2% 90(for those aged 50-64 years only)A large majority (82.9% in ROI and 76.4% in NI) indicated that a woman having problems with thechange of life would seek help, predominantly from the GP (85.9% in ROI and 73.1% in NI). This wasagreed upon by respondents of all ages, though Traveller community health workers featured as asource of support in a fifth of respondents’ responses, and other health professionals were cited by32.5% of ROI and 54.8% of NI respondents.NI166