Fear of and Suseptibility to Prostate Cancer as Predictors of Prostate Cancer Screening among Haitian-American Men

African American and Afro-Caribbean American Men’s Prostate Health Knowledge and Beliefs

“…Personal barriers concerning the screening exam were reported by Afro-Caribbean American participants in this study. These findings were consistent with other studies of Afro-Caribbean American men who had fear (Kleier, 2010), anxiety and worry (Consedine, 2012), or concerns regarding privacy and participating in screening exams (Ng et al, 2013).…”

“…Additionally, fear was a screening barrier Kleier (2010) reported via surveys in a sample of 143 Afro-Caribbean (Haitian) American men.…”

“…Therefore, these findings have uncertain generalizability to men from other religious organizations and various settings (Polit, 2010;Waltz et al, 2010). (Friedman et al, 2009), fear of screening (Kleier, 2010), and anxiety and worry concerning screening (Consedine, 2012).…”

Patient Demographic Characteristics and Disease Stage as Drivers of Disparities in Mortality in Prostate Cancer Patients Who Receive Care at a Safety Net Academic Medical Center

“…This finding was surprising because past studies had shown Haitian patients to have low prostate cancer screening rates, unfamiliarity with preventative care, mistrust of Western medicine, financial concerns, fear of deportation, confidentiality and privacy concerns, and language barriers. 21,22 Yet, a study in 2007 by Phillips et al, using the American Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) and International Agency for Research on Cancer's GLOBOCAN databases showed that Haitian men had the lowest prostate cancer mortality rate (20.0/10 6 ), and US black men had the highest prostate mortality rate in North America and the Caribbean (68.1/10 6 ). 23 The investigators suggested that short life expectancy (53 years) and a lack of clinical and laboratory services accounted for the low incidence of diagnosed prostate cancer in Haiti, which enabled underestimation of prostate cancer mortality.…”

A Community-Level Assessment of Barriers to Preventive Health Behaviors Among Culturally Diverse Men

“…Perceived susceptibility has been reported to be correlated with fear and screening behavior (Kleier, 2010). Perceived susceptibility, a construct of the Health Belief Model, refers to one's subjective perception of the risk of contracting a health condition (Glanz et al, 2002).…”