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   Racial disparities and barriers to colorectal cancer screening in rural areas  
   
نویسنده wilkins t. ,gillies r.a. ,harbuck s. ,garren j. ,looney s.w. ,schade r.r.
منبع journal of the american board of family medicine - 2012 - دوره : 25 - شماره : 3 - صفحه:308 -317
چکیده    Introduction: this study examined barriers to colorectal cancer (crc) screening in people living in rural areas. methods: we identified 2 rural counties with high rates of crc and randomly contacted county residents by telephone using a published listing. results: six hundred thirty-five of the 1839 eligible respondents (34.5%) between the ages of 50 and 79 years living in mcduffie and screven counties,georgia,agreed to complete the survey. the mean age was 62.2 years (sd,±7.5 years); 72.4% were women,79.4% were white,and 19.5% were african american. african-american respondents had lower crc screening rates (50.4%) than whites (63.4%; p = .009). significantly more african americans compared with whites reported barriers to crc screening. based on logistic regression analyses,having a physician recommend crc screening had the strongest association with having a current crc screening,regardless of race. conclusions: important racial differences existed between african americans and whites regarding the barriers to crc screening and factors impacting current screening. however,endorsement of a small set of questionnaire items - not race - had the strongest association with being current with screening. physician recommendation for crc screening had the strongest association with being current with crc screening.
کلیدواژه Colorectal cancer; Health care disparities; Minority health; Screening
آدرس department of family medicine,school of medicine,george health sciences university, United States, department of family medicine,school of medicine,george health sciences university, United States, association of american medical colleges, United States, department of biostatistics,college of graduate studies,george health sciences university, United States, department of biostatistics,college of graduate studies,george health sciences university, United States, department of medicine,school of medicine,george health sciences university, United States
 
     
   
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