Interventions for increasing colorectal cancer screening uptake among African-American men: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

African-American men have the lowest 5-year survival rate in the U.S. for colorectal cancer (CRC) of any racial group, which may partly stem from low screening adherence. It is imperative to synthesize the literature evaluating the effectiveness of interventions on CRC screening uptake in this population.

Materials and methods

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, Medline, CINAHL, Embase, and Cochrane CENTRAL were searched for U.S.-based interventions that: were published after 1998-January 2020; included African-American men; and evaluated CRC screening uptake explicitly. Checklist by Cochrane Collaboration and Joanna Brigg were utilized to assess risk of bias, and meta-regression and sensitivity analyses were employed to identify the most effective interv

SUBMITTER: Rogers CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7494124 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature