| Title | Healthy Colon, Healthy Life (Ruot Lanh, Song Khoe): patient and physician factors associated with colorectal cancer screening among Vietnamese Americans in a county medical care system |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Walsh, J, Nguyen, T, Nguyen, L, Pasick, R, McPhee, SJ |
| Journal | J Health Care Poor UnderservedJ Health Care Poor Underserved |
| Volume | 20 |
| Pagination | 74-89 |
| Date Published | Feb |
| ISBN Number | 1049-2089 (Print)<br/>1049-2089 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 19202248 |
| Keywords | Age Factors, Aged, Asian Americans/ statistics & numerical data, Awareness, Colonoscopy, Colorectal Neoplasms/ diagnosis, Community Health Services/statistics & numerical data, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Male, Mass Screening, Middle Aged, Patient Satisfaction, Patients/ statistics & numerical data, Physicians/ statistics & numerical data, Primary Health Care/statistics & numerical data, Religion, Sex Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Vietnam/ethnology |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To examine factors associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among Vietnamese Americans. METHODS: Telephone survey of Vietnamese aged 50-79 receiving primary care at participating clinics. RESULTS: Among 808 participants, 53% were up to date (UTD) with fecal occult blood test (FOBT), 19% were UTD with sigmoidoscopy, 28% were UTD with colonoscopy. Females were more likely to be UTD with FOBT (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.02, 1.93). Individuals in the U.S. for less than 15 years were less likely than others to be UTD with any CRC screening (OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.44, 0.96). Patients of female physicians were more likely to be UTD with sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy (OR 1.72, 95% CI 1.15, 2.57). Ethnicity and language concordance were not associated with screening. CONCLUSIONS: Many Vietnamese people are not receiving CRC screening. Women and patients of female physicians receive more screening. |
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