Factors influencing colorectal cancer screening in low-income African Americans in Tennessee.

Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 7600747 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-3610 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00945145 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Community Health Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Amsterdam : Springer
Original Publication: New York, Human Sciences Press.

Health Services Accessibility*; Black or African American/*psychology ; Colorectal Neoplasms/*diagnosis ; Early Detection of Cancer/*statistics & numerical data ; Patient Acceptance of Health Care/*ethnology ; Poverty/*ethnology ; Urban Health Services/*statistics & numerical data; Black or African American/statistics & numerical data ; Aged ; Colorectal Neoplasms/ethnology ; Female ; Humans ; Insurance, Health/statistics & numerical data ; Life Style/ethnology ; Male ; Marital Status/ethnology ; Middle Aged ; Tennessee

This study examined demographic and lifestyle factors that influenced decisions and obstacles to being screened for colorectal cancer in low-income African Americans in three urban Tennessee cities. As part of the Meharry Community Networks Program (CNP) needs assessment, a 123-item community survey was administered to assess demographic characteristics, health care access and utilization, and screening practices for various cancers in low-income African Americans. For this study, only African Americans 50 years and older (n=460) were selected from the Meharry CNP community survey database. There were several predictors of colorectal cancer screening such as being married and having health insurance (P< .05). Additionally, there were associations between obstacles to screening and geographic region such as transportation and health insurance (P< .05). Educational interventions aimed at improving colorectal cancer knowledge and screening rates should incorporate information about obstacles and predictors to screening.

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Date Created: 20111104 Date Completed: 20120828 Latest Revision: 20221207

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