TY - JOUR
T1 - Awareness and knowledge of Colorectal Cancer Screening among Latinos in Omaha, Nebraska
AU - Gonzales, Roger
AU - Ratnapradipa, Kendra
AU - De Alba, Armando
AU - Chen, Ken
AU - Smith, Lynette
AU - Kim, Jungyoon
AU - Wang, Hongmei
AU - Farazi, Paraskevi A.
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank Dr. Kristine McVea for helpful discussions regarding this work. This project was supported by a College of Public Health Innovation Fund Research grant.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates remain low in Latino communities. We sought to determine the screening awareness and attitudes in Omaha, Nebraska. Methods: We interviewed 150 Latinos at an urban Federally Qualified Health Center, June-October 2017. Chi-square or Fisher-exact tests and multiple logistic regression models were used for data analysis. Results: Participants reported low educational attainment, low income, and limited access to insurance or a primary provider. Less than one-third of participants aged 50 + had ever heard of FOBT (32.6%) or colonoscopy (30.4%). For individuals 50+, access to a primary care provider (p =.03) and knowing the screening initiation age (p =.03) were associated with ever having a colonoscopy. Higher knowledge score was a strong predictor of any CRC screening. Discussion: Knowledge predicted screening, suggesting interventions should aim to educate this population regarding CRC screening guidelines and options and work with stakeholders to make CRC screening more accessible.
AB - Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates remain low in Latino communities. We sought to determine the screening awareness and attitudes in Omaha, Nebraska. Methods: We interviewed 150 Latinos at an urban Federally Qualified Health Center, June-October 2017. Chi-square or Fisher-exact tests and multiple logistic regression models were used for data analysis. Results: Participants reported low educational attainment, low income, and limited access to insurance or a primary provider. Less than one-third of participants aged 50 + had ever heard of FOBT (32.6%) or colonoscopy (30.4%). For individuals 50+, access to a primary care provider (p =.03) and knowing the screening initiation age (p =.03) were associated with ever having a colonoscopy. Higher knowledge score was a strong predictor of any CRC screening. Discussion: Knowledge predicted screening, suggesting interventions should aim to educate this population regarding CRC screening guidelines and options and work with stakeholders to make CRC screening more accessible.
KW - Awareness
KW - Colorectal cancer screening
KW - Health disparity
KW - Latinos
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U2 - 10.1007/s10903-022-01358-0
DO - 10.1007/s10903-022-01358-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 35357621
AN - SCOPUS:85127587277
SN - 1557-1912
VL - 25
SP - 161
EP - 167
JO - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
JF - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
IS - 1
ER -