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Thad Wilkins1, Ralph A Gillies, Stacie Harbuck
1Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, George Health Sciences University, USA. twilkins@georgiahealth.edu
Introduction:
This study examined barriers to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in people living in rural areas.
Methods:
We identified 2 rural counties with high rates of CRC and randomly contacted county residents by telephone using a published listing.
Results:
Six hundred thirty-five of the 1839 eligible respondents (34.5%) between the ages of 50 and 79 years living in McDuffie and Screven counties, Georgia, agreed to complete the survey. The mean age was 62.2 years (SD, ±7.5 years); 72.4% were women, 79.4% were white, and 19.5% were African American. African-American respondents had lower CRC screening rates (50.4%) than whites (63.4%; P = .009). Significantly more African Americans compared with whites reported barriers to CRC screening. Based on logistic regression analyses, having a physician recommend CRC screening had the strongest association with having a current CRC screening, regardless of race.
Conclusions:
Important racial differences existed between African Americans and whites regarding the barriers to CRC screening and factors impacting current screening. However, endorsement of a small set of questionnaire items--not race--had the strongest association with being current with screening. Physician recommendation for CRC screening had the strongest association with being current with CRC screening.
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