PMID- 28238989
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20180227
LR  - 20221207
IS  - 1548-6869 (Electronic)
IS  - 1049-2089 (Linking)
VI  - 28
IP  - 1
DP  - 2017
TI  - Examining the Influence of Cost Concern and Awareness of Low-cost Health Care on 
      Cancer Screening among the Medically Underserved.
PG  - 79-87
LID - 10.1353/hpu.2017.0010 [doi]
AB  - African Americans suffer a greater burden of mortality from breast, cervical, and 
      colorectal cancers than other groups in the United States. Early detection 
      through timely screening can improve survival outcomes; however, cost is 
      frequently reported as a barrier to screening. Federally qualified health centers 
      (FQHCs) provide preventive and primary care to underserved populations regardless 
      of ability to pay, positioning them to improve cancer screening rates. The 
      purpose of this study was to examine the influence of concern about health care 
      cost (cost concern) and awareness of low-cost health care (awareness) on cancer 
      screening among 236 African Americans within an FQHC service area using 
      self-report surveys. Multiple logistic regression indicated that awareness was 
      positively associated with cervical and colorectal cancer screening, while cost 
      concern was negatively associated with mammography screening. Results indicate 
      that improving awareness and understanding of low-cost health care could increase 
      cancer screening among underserved African Americans.
FAU - Best, Alicia L
AU  - Best AL
FAU - Strane, Alcha
AU  - Strane A
FAU - Christie, Omari
AU  - Christie O
FAU - Bynum, Shalanda
AU  - Bynum S
FAU - Wiltshire, Jaqueline
AU  - Wiltshire J
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Health Care Poor Underserved
JT  - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
JID - 9103800
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Black or African American/*psychology
MH  - Aged
MH  - Awareness
MH  - Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis/ethnology
MH  - Colorectal Neoplasms/diagnosis/ethnology
MH  - Early Detection of Cancer/*economics
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Expenditures/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Health Services Accessibility/*economics
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Safety-net Providers/*economics
MH  - Socioeconomic Factors
MH  - United States
MH  - Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/diagnosis/ethnology
MH  - Vulnerable Populations/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2017/02/28 06:00
MHDA- 2018/02/28 06:00
CRDT- 2017/02/28 06:00
PHST- 2017/02/28 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/02/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/02/28 06:00 [medline]
AID - S1548686917100100 [pii]
AID - 10.1353/hpu.2017.0010 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2017;28(1):79-87. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2017.0010.