Differences in Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Perceived Risks Regarding Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese Sub-Groups

Colorectal cancer beliefs, knowledge, and screening among Filipino, Hmong, and Korean Americans

“…It is possible that Asian Americans with a preventive orientation may look for help from a variety of sources, including self-care, traditional medicine, and biomedical approaches. 13 Having various beliefs indicates that participants are interested in preventing Abbreviations: 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; CRC, colorectal cancer; OR, odds ratio. All models also included the following covariates that were not found to be significant in any model: age, sex, years in the United States, English proficiency, employment, marital status, income, self-rated health, needing an interpreter, needing help reading health materials, saw a traditional healer within the past 12 months, knowledge of some CRC causes (lack of physical activity and alcohol use), beliefs regarding some CRC causes (lack of rest, negative emotions, working too hard, stress, and toxins), knowledge regarding some prevention methods (taking aspirin, not smoking, and eating fiber), and beliefs regarding some prevention methods (drinking water, taking traditional Asian herbs, keeping a positive attitude, and doing nothing).…”

“…11,12 Fatalism, a common Asian belief that illness is beyond one's control, has been reported to be inversely associated with cancer screening. 13,14 In addition, many Asian Americans believe that certain foods or herbs can prevent cancer, 14 which may affect their decision to undergo screening.…”

Distrust in health care and cultural factors are associated with uptake of colorectal cancer screening in Hispanic and Asian Americans

“…This was unexpected finding and deserves further investigation in future studies. However, variations in CRC screening uptake among Native Americans and Asian subgroups have been documented 50,51 ; therefore, an examination of pathways to CRC screening or other health services utilization in those populations is warranted. 12,14,21,23 There are limitations to this study that must be acknowledged.…”

Improving colorectal cancer screening in Asian Americans: Results of a randomized intervention study

“…Many individuals of various cultures are uncomfortable with the idea of randomization, so this strength is not inconsequential. Another strength includes our use of an instrument we designed and psychometrically tested 26 indicating that the measures were valid. Also, we were able to capture complete data on participants in both study groups and the extent of attendance at the educational intervention.…”

“…[23][24][25] We conducted an exploratory factor analysis using the baseline survey responses and further revised domains, the results of which are reported elsewhere. 26 The demographic questions were administered once at baseline to all study participants. The K.A.B.…”