title: Factors associated with colorectal cancer screening among Chinese-Americans.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate factors associated with receipt of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among urban senior Chinese-Americans.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred three men and women from three senior centers completed a questionnaire that included sections on demographics, fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) and sigmoidoscopy use, and potential barriers to screening.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Receipt of a FOBT within the prior 12 months (37.9% of sample) was associated with fewer years of US residency, lower level of worries or fears of test results, and higher level of perceived susceptibility to CRC. Receipt of a flexible sigmoidoscopy within the past 5 years (22.2% of sample) was associated with higher levels of education, lower levels of worries or fears of test results, and higher level of perceived susceptibility of CRC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intervention programs may target these areas to facilitate CRC screening in Chinese-Americans so that national goals can be met for all Americans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 11212, USA. weiyuesun@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Wei Yue
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Charles E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Basch
authors.forename: Randi L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: Xiao Jing
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York; D012307:Risk Factors; D020694:Sigmoidoscopes; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population