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Submission received: 8 February 2024
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Revised: 12 March 2024
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Accepted: 20 March 2024
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Published: 28 March 2024
Abstract
This study analyzed data from a community-based prostate cancer (PCa) education and screening program (Prostate Outreach Project; POP) to enhance PCa-related knowledge among medically underserved Asian American men. It also examined PCa screening history, clinical abnormalities based on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests and digital rectal examination (DRE) results, and follow-up and PCa diagnosis rates. Participants—521 Asian men (251 Vietnamese, 142 Chinese, and 128 South Asians)—were offered PCa screening using PSA tests and/or DRE and an educational session on PCa. Of these men, 277 completed PCa-related knowledge surveys before and after viewing an educational video. Significant between-group differences in PCa-related knowledge were found at pre-assessment (p < 0.001) but not at post-assessment (p = 0.11), at which time all groups showed improved PCa-related knowledge. Most participants (77.9%) had never received PCa screening, but Vietnamese men had the lowest previous screening rate (17.3%). Chinese men had elevated PSA values and the highest abnormal DRE rates. Of the 125 men with abnormal screening outcomes, only 15.2% had adequate follow-up. Of the 144 men diagnosed with PCa in POP, 11.1% were Asians (seven Chinese, six Vietnamese, and three South Asian). Despite the ethnic heterogeneity among Asian men, a community outreach program may successfully enhance their PCa-related knowledge.
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MDPI and ACS Style
Cho, D.; Gor, B.; Hwang, H.; Wang, X.; Hernandez, M.; Jones, L.A.; Frost, J.; Roberson, P.; Pettaway, C.A.
A Community-Based Prostate Cancer Screening and Education Program for Asian American Men in Medically Underserved Communities. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 415.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21040415
Cho D, Gor B, Hwang H, Wang X, Hernandez M, Jones LA, Frost J, Roberson P, Pettaway CA.
A Community-Based Prostate Cancer Screening and Education Program for Asian American Men in Medically Underserved Communities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024; 21(4):415.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21040415
Chicago/Turabian Style
Cho, Dalnim, Beverly Gor, Hyunsoo Hwang, Xuemei Wang, Mike Hernandez, Lovell A. Jones, Jacqueline Frost, Pamela Roberson, and Curtis A. Pettaway.
2024. “A Community-Based Prostate Cancer Screening and Education Program for Asian American Men in Medically Underserved Communities” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 21, no. 4: 415.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21040415
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