title: Men's knowledge and beliefs about colorectal cancer and 3 screenings: education, race, and screening status.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare how education, race, and screening status affected men's knowledge about colorectal cancer and their views of 3 screenings: the fecal occult blood test (FOBT), sigmoidoscopy, and colonoscopy.
  
  
  METHODS
  In-depth interviews were conducted with 65 African American and white men with diverse education backgrounds with similar numbers screened and unscreened.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Education was associated with knowledge about colorectal cancer and the colonoscopy. Screening status and education were related to FOBT knowledge. Men knew little about the sigmoidoscopy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intervention programs should tailor education about colorectal cancer and screening by educational attainment levels, not by race.
authors: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Coordinator, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Program, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC, USA. winterichja@guilford.edu
authors: Julie A
authors: JA
authors: Winterich
authors: Sara A
authors: SA
authors: Quandt
authors: Joseph G
authors: JG
authors: Grzywacz
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Clark
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Dignan
authors: John H
authors: JH
authors: Stewart
authors: Thomas A
authors: TA
authors: Arcury
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D004522:Educational Status; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054526:Men's Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*