Predictors of new screening for African American men participating in a prostate cancer educational program.
BACKGROUND
African American (AA) men continue to have a greater than twofold risk of dying from prostate cancer compared to Whites.


METHODS
This community-based intervention study employed a quasi-experimental, delayed-control (cross-over) design with randomization at the church-level (N = 345 AA men).


RESULTS
Logistic regression analyses revealed that the level of knowledge (b = .61, P < .05, Exp (B) = 1.84), the perception of risk (b = 2.99, P < .01, Exp (B) = 19.95), and having insurance (b = 3.20, P < .01, Exp (B) = 24.65) significantly increased the odds of participants who needed screening getting screened during study.


CONCLUSIONS
This study demonstrated the need for education, community involvement, and increased access to encourage minority men to obtain needed health screenings.
Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, USA. jemerson@tnstate.edu
Janice S
JS
Emerson
Michelle C
MC
Reece
Robert S
RS
Levine
Pamela C
PC
Hull
Baqar A
BA
Husaini
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education*; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*