TY - JOUR
T1 - Prostate cancer health and cultural beliefs of black men
T2 - The Florida Prostate Cancer Disparity Project
AU - Odedina, Folakemi T.
AU - Dagne, Getachew
AU - Pressey, Shannon
AU - Odedina, Oladapo
AU - Emanuel, Frank
AU - Scrivens, John
AU - Reams, R.
AU - Adams, Angela
AU - Larose-Pierre, Margareth
N1 - Funding Information:
The Florida Prostate Cancer Disparity Project was funded by the Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program W81XWH-07-1-0026. This article has been published as part of Infectious Agents and Cancer Volume 6 Supplement 2, 2011: Proceedings of the First Biennial Conference on the Science of Global Prostate Cancer Disparities in Black Men. The full contents of the supplement are available online at http://www. infectagentscancer.com/supplements/6/S2.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Background: Since behavioral factors are significant determinants of population health, addressing prostate cancer (CaP)-related health beliefs and cultural beliefs are key weapons to fight this deadly disease. This study investigated the health beliefs and cultural beliefs of black men relative to CaP, and the key socio-demographic correlates of these beliefs. Methods. The study design was a cross-sectional survey of 2,864 Florida black men, age 40 to 70, on their perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, attitude, outcomes beliefs, perceived behavioral control, CaP fatalism, religiosity, temporal orientation, and acculturation relative to CaP screening and prevention. Results: The men reported favorable attitude and positive outcome beliefs, but moderate perceived behavioral control, CaP susceptibility and CaP severity. They also had low level of acculturation, did not hold fatalistic beliefs about CaP, had high religious coping skills and had high future time perspective. Several demographic variables were found to be associated with health beliefs and cultural beliefs. Discussion. Our study provides rich data with regard to the health and cultural beliefs that might serve to inform the development of CaP control initiative for US-born and foreign-born black men.
AB - Background: Since behavioral factors are significant determinants of population health, addressing prostate cancer (CaP)-related health beliefs and cultural beliefs are key weapons to fight this deadly disease. This study investigated the health beliefs and cultural beliefs of black men relative to CaP, and the key socio-demographic correlates of these beliefs. Methods. The study design was a cross-sectional survey of 2,864 Florida black men, age 40 to 70, on their perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, attitude, outcomes beliefs, perceived behavioral control, CaP fatalism, religiosity, temporal orientation, and acculturation relative to CaP screening and prevention. Results: The men reported favorable attitude and positive outcome beliefs, but moderate perceived behavioral control, CaP susceptibility and CaP severity. They also had low level of acculturation, did not hold fatalistic beliefs about CaP, had high religious coping skills and had high future time perspective. Several demographic variables were found to be associated with health beliefs and cultural beliefs. Discussion. Our study provides rich data with regard to the health and cultural beliefs that might serve to inform the development of CaP control initiative for US-born and foreign-born black men.
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U2 - 10.1186/1750-9378-6-S2-S10
DO - 10.1186/1750-9378-6-S2-S10
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80053267920
SN - 1750-9378
VL - 6
JO - Infectious Agents and Cancer
JF - Infectious Agents and Cancer
IS - SUPPL. 2
M1 - S10
ER -