Factors associated with prior completion of colorectal cancer and hepatitis C virus screenings among community health center patients: a cross-sectional study to inform a multi-behavioral educational intervention.
Lila GutsteinMariana ArevaloRichard R ReichWenyi FanSusan T VadaparampilCathy D MeadeRania AbdullaElizabeth LawrenceRichard G RoetzheimDiana LopezAaron CollierEmalyn DeakAldenise P EwingClement K GwedeShannon M ChristyPublished in: Journal of behavioral medicine (2023)
Findings demonstrate limited uptake of both CRC and HCV screenings among adults born between 1945 and 1965. Uptake was associated with multiple sociodemographic factors and health beliefs related to salience and coherence. Salience and coherence are modifiable factors associated with completion of both screening tests, suggesting the importance of incorporating these health beliefs in a multi-behavioral cancer education intervention. Additionally, health providers could simultaneously recommend and order CRC and HCV screening to improve uptake among this age cohort.
Keyphrases
- hepatitis c virus
- healthcare
- public health
- randomized controlled trial
- mental health
- human immunodeficiency virus
- end stage renal disease
- health information
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- risk factors
- health promotion
- preterm infants
- young adults
- squamous cell
- hiv infected
- drug induced
- childhood cancer