Psychosocial and Cultural Barriers to Prostate Cancer Screening: Racial Comparisons
Abstract
The goal of this project is to better understand the psychosocial and cultural factors affecting prostate cancer screening among African American and White men. It is a community-based participatory research project, which involves participation of local community members through a community steering committee. The first phase of the project was a focus group study (Year 1). The second phase used the focus group results to develop a questionnaire instrument (Year 2), and the third phase is to collect survey data on African American and White men (Years 2-3). The fourth phase is to analyze the survey data, and the final phase is to use the results to develop recommendations for interventions to increase informed decision-making about prostate cancer screening among African American and White men (Year 3). The qualitative data provided by the focus groups was used to develop a structured questionnaire with the input of our Community Steering Committee and research consultants. The questionnaire went through several revisions, was pre-tested and the final draft is under review by the local and DOD human subjects review boards. Upon approval, a multi-stage random sample of 400 males will be surveyed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA486131
Entities
People
- Pamela C. Hull
Organizations
- Tennessee State University