A Community-Based Prostate Cancer Screening and Education Program for Asian American Men in Medically Underserved Communities.
Asian American men
community education
ethnicity
prostate cancer knowledge
prostate cancer screening
Journal
International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN: 1660-4601
Titre abrégé: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101238455
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
28 Mar 2024
28 Mar 2024
Historique:
received:
08
02
2024
revised:
12
03
2024
accepted:
20
03
2024
medline:
27
4
2024
pubmed:
27
4
2024
entrez:
27
4
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
This study analyzed data from a community-based prostate cancer (PCa) education and screening program (Prostate Outreach Project; POP) to enhance PCa-related knowledge among medically underserved Asian American men. It also examined PCa screening history, clinical abnormalities based on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests and digital rectal examination (DRE) results, and follow-up and PCa diagnosis rates. Participants-521 Asian men (251 Vietnamese, 142 Chinese, and 128 South Asians)-were offered PCa screening using PSA tests and/or DRE and an educational session on PCa. Of these men, 277 completed PCa-related knowledge surveys before and after viewing an educational video. Significant between-group differences in PCa-related knowledge were found at pre-assessment (
Identifiants
pubmed: 38673327
pii: ijerph21040415
doi: 10.3390/ijerph21040415
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Prostate-Specific Antigen
EC 3.4.21.77
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : CDC HHS
ID : U48CCU06195155
Pays : United States
Organisme : HHS
ID : H75CCH624031
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : P30CA016672
Pays : United States