Motivators and Barriers to Seeking Prostate Cancer Screening and Treatment of Urban African-American Men

Abstract

African American men are disproportionately affected by prostate cancer. In order to positively impact this disease, early interventions that encourage early detection and treatment are essential. The overall objective of this study is to explore motivators and barriers to seeking prostate cancer screening and treatment among urban - African-American men. The proposed study has 2 phases. During phase 1, ethnographic interviews will be conducted with African-American men and other individuals who have insight into their culture. These other individuals could include health care providers and significant others of African-American men. Twenty-two informants were interviewed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA412003

Entities

People

  • Keith O. Plowden
  • Leonard Derogatis

Organizations

  • University of Maryland, Baltimore

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Biomedical Research
  • Cancer Screening
  • Clinical Trials
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Analysis
  • Detection
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Minority Groups
  • Personnel Management
  • Prostate
  • Prostate Cancer

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