A tailored prostate cancer education intervention for low-income African Americans: Impact on knowledge and screening

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 311-331

  Ukoli, Flora A ^a   Patel, Kushal ^a   Hargreaves, Margaret ^a   Beard, Katina ^b   Moton, Pierre J ^c   Bragg, Richard ^d   Beech, Derrick ^a   Davis, Rodney ^e  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center   (United States)

^c FISK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African americans; Education intervention; Informed decision; Prostate cancer; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; POVERTY; PROCEDURES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POVERTY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84873460234     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0033     Document Type: Article

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