| Perceived cancer risk among American Indians: implications for intervention research. | |
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PMID: 21305837 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVE: Perceived risk of disease plays a key role in health behaviors, making it an important issue for cancer-prevention research. We investigate associations between perceived cancer risk and selected cancer risk factors in a population-based sample of American Indians. STUDY DESIGN AND POPULATION: Data for this cross-sectional study come from a random sample of 182 American Indian adults, aged > or = 40 years, residing on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona. OUTCOME MEASURES: Perception of cancer risk was ascertained with the 5-point Likert scale question, "How likely do you think it is that you will develop cancer in the future?" dichotomized into low perceived risk and high perceived risk. RESULTS: Participants reporting a family member with cancer were more likely, by greater than five times, to report the perception that they would get cancer (OR = 5.3; 95% CI: 2.3, 12.3). After controlling for age and family history of cancer, knowledge of cancer risk factors and attitude about cancer prevention were not significantly associated with risk perception. CONCLUSIONS: Perceived cancer risk was significantly associated with self-reported family history of cancer, supporting the importance of personal knowledge of cancer among American Indians. Further research is needed to obtain a more complete picture of the factors associated with perceptions of cancer risk among American Indians in order to develop effective interventions. |
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Angela A Gonzales; Thanh G N Ton; Eva Marie Garroutte; Jack Goldberg; Dedra Buchwald |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Ethnicity & disease Volume: 20 ISSN: 1049-510X ISO Abbreviation: Ethn Dis Publication Date: 2010 |
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Created Date: 2011-02-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9109034 Medline TA: Ethn Dis Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 458-62 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Development Sociology, Cornell University, 322 Warren Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. aag27@cornell.edu |
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1U01CA114642/CA/NCI NIH HHS; P01 HS10854/HS/AHRQ HHS; P30AG/15297/AG/NIA NIH HHS; P60 MD000507/MD/NCMHD NIH HHS |
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