Journal
PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY
Volume 23, Issue 3, Pages 283-290Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3417
Keywords
Black Americans; screening; health disparities; barriers; defensive avoidance; oral cancer
Funding
- German Cancer Aid (Deutsche Krebshilfe - DKH) [107465]
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Objective Research documents a disparity between Black and White Americans in mortality for oral cancer that appears to result in part from behaviors such as lower oral cancer screening among Black Americans. We examined barriers to oral cancer screening among Black Americans. Methods We surveyed Black Americans (N = 366) living in rural Florida to identify barriers to getting screened for oral cancer. Results Low knowledge/social attention, lack of resources, and fear/defensive avoidance predicted screening intentions, with lack of resources emerging as the largest barrier. Participants also reported that a recommendation from their provider was most likely to increase screening intentions, whereas encountering financial barriers was most likely to decrease screening intentions. Conclusions Low knowledge/social attention, lack of resources, and fear/defensive avoidance emerged as independent barriers to oral cancer screening, with the latter two barriers accounting for the most variance in intentions to get screened. Copyright (c) 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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