Physical Health Screenings Among African-American Church and Community Members.
This study sought to identify characteristics, including religiosity, related to having received health screenings among persons who attend African-American churches or receive church-based community outreach services. A sample of 602 was recruited during two phases as part of a larger project. Blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood glucose screenings were the most frequently reported screenings ever and in the last 12 months. Although religiosity was significantly related to several of the health screenings in bivariate analysis, it is not a predictor of health screenings in multivariate analyses. Innovative strategies are needed to promote screenings such as church-based health fairs.
Department of Psychology, Stetson University, 421 N. Woodland Blvd Unit 8281, DeLand, FL, 32723, USA. ewmoore@stetson.edu.
Erin W
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Moore
School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Jannette Y
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Berkley-Patton
Department of Psychology, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Marcie
M
Berman
Department of Psychology, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Christine
C
Burleson
Department of Psychology, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Abigail
A
Judah
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007615:Kansas; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
African-Americans; Church; Health screenings