Indices of neighborhood disadvantage and individual cancer control behaviors among African American adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emerging literature notes the importance of neighborhood-level factors for cancer control behaviors beyond that of individual factors. Markers of neighborhood-level disadvantage have been linked to greater likelihood of nonsalutary cancer control behaviors. There has been less examination of many neighborhood factors simultaneously, which more accurately reflects individuals' daily experiences. We estimated associations of neighborhood deprivation indices with cancer control behaviors, identifying the relative importance of neighborhood-level deprivation index components for these outcomes.

Methods

We used data from the Religion and Health in African Americans study, a national probability sample of African American adults. We separately considered 4 screening and

SUBMITTER: Fuemmeler BF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11879093 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature