Abstract
This study explores whether colorectal cancer screening outreach via home visits and follow-up calls is effective among public housing African American residents. It reports on the proportion of returned Fecal Immunochemical Test kits, on the characteristics of study participants, and on their primary reasons for returning the kit. By conducting home visits and follow-up calls, our colorectal cancer-screening outreach resulted in a higher Fecal Immunochemical Test kit return rate than anticipated. Findings suggest that a more personalized outreach approach can yield higher colorectal cancer-screening rates among urban minority populations, which are at higher risk to be diagnosed with late-stage colorectal cancer.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 227-234 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Family and Community Health |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:Copyright © 2019 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Fecal Immunochemical Test kits
- colorectal cancer screening
- health disparities
- minority populations
- public housing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health