Colorectal cancer community engagement: a qualitative exploration of American Indian voices from North Dakota.

ABSTRACT:

Background

American Indians (AI) in North Dakota present with higher rates of advanced-stage disease for screening detectable colorectal cancers and have lower overall baseline colorectal cancer screening rates than non-AIs. We sought to identify the perceived barriers and facilitators for the engagement with colorectal cancer prevention within North Dakota tribal communities.

Methods

Twelve semi-structured interviews were carried out across four tribal reservation communities in the state of North Dakota with American Indian adults between the ages of 30 and 75 years. We utilized purposive sampling to ensure maximum variation in age, sex, and tribal community until data saturation was achieved. The interviews were transcribed, and thematic analysis was carried out to identi

SUBMITTER: Redvers N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8827199 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature