Robb, KA;
Solarin, I;
Power, E;
Atkin, W;
Wardle, J;
(2008)
Attitudes to colorectal cancer screening among ethnic minority groups in the UK.
BMC Public Health
, 8
, Article 34. 10.1186/1471-2458-8-34.
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Abstract
Background: Colorectal screening by Flexible Sigmoidoscopy (FS) is under evaluation in the UK. Evidence from existing cancer screening programmes indicates lower participation among minority ethnic groups than the white-British population. To ensure equality of access, it is important to understand attitudes towards screening in all ethnic groups so that barriers to screening acceptance can be addressed.Methods: Open- and closed-ended questions on knowledge about colorectal cancer and attitudes to FS screening were added to Ethnibus (TM) - a monthly, nationwide survey of the main ethnic minority communities living in the UK (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Caribbean, African, and Chinese). Interviews (n = 875) were conducted, face-to-face, by multilingual field-workers, including 125 interviews with white-British adults.Results: All respondents showed a notable lack of knowledge about causes of colorectal cancer, which was more pronounced in ethnic minority than white-British adults. Interest in FS screening was uniformly high (> 60%), with more than 90% of those interested saying it would provide 'peace of mind'. The most frequently cited barrier to screening 'in your community' was embarrassment, particularly among ethnic minority groups.Conclusion: Educational materials should recognise that non-white groups may be less knowledgeable about colorectal cancer. The findings of the current study suggest that embarrassment may be a greater deterrent to participation to FS screening among ethnic minority groups, but this result requires exploration in further research.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Attitudes to colorectal cancer screening among ethnic minority groups in the UK |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2458-8-34 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-34 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2008 Robb et al; licens ee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by/2.0 ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the orig inal work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | Fecal-occult-blood, flexible sigmoidoscopy, United-Kingdom, bowel-cancer, population, colonoscopy, prevention, mortality, knowledge, England |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/150068 |
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