Men's knowledge and beliefs about colorectal cancer and 3 screenings: Education, race, and screening status

Julie A. Winterich; Sara A. Quandt; Joseph G. Grzywacz; Peter Clark; Mark Dignan; John H. Stewart IV; Thomas A. Arcury

doi:10.5993/AJHB.35.5.2

Men's knowledge and beliefs about colorectal cancer and 3 screenings: Education, race, and screening status

Julie A. Winterich, Sara A. Quandt, Joseph G. Grzywacz, Peter Clark, Mark Dignan, John H. Stewart IV, Thomas A. Arcury

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To compare how education,race, and screening status affected men's knowledge about colorectal cancer and their views of 3 screenings: the fecal occult blood test (FOBT), sigmoidoscopy, and colonoscopy. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with 65 African American and white men with diverse education backgrounds with similar numbers screened and unscreened. Results: Education was associated with knowledge about colorectal cancer and the colonoscopy. Screening status and education were related to FOBT knowledge. Men knew little about the sigmoidoscopy. Conclusion: Intervention programs should tailor education about colorectal cancer and screening by educational attainment levels, not by race. Copyright (c) PNG Publications. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	525-534
Number of pages	10
Journal	American Journal of Health Behavior
Volume	35
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.35.5.2
State	Published - Sep 2011

Keywords

African-American
Colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer screening
Health disparities

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Social Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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