Socioeconomic status and colorectal cancer screening behaviors in a vulnerable multiethnic population.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Despite some progress in recent years, colorectal cancer (CRC) screening adherence in the United States is still suboptimal, particularly among disadvantaged groups. In this study, we assessed the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and self-reported screening non-adherence (SNA) in a sample of racial/ethnic minorities living in San Francisco, California.

Design/methods

A total of 376 participants of the San Francisco version of the Health Information National Trends Survey (SF-HINTS) with ages 50-75 years were included in this cross-sectional study. SNA was defined as not reporting blood stool test within the past year and not reporting sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy within the past 10 years. Poisson regression models with robust variance estimators were use

SUBMITTER: Santiago-Rodriguez EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8081754 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature