Open AccessUsing the health belief model to assess racial/ethnic disparities in cancer-related behaviors in an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center catchment area
Author(s) -
Amy K. Otto,
Dana Ketcher,
Rachael McCormick,
Jenna L. Davis,
McKenzie McIntyre,
Yunqi Liao,
Maija Reblin,
Susan T. Vadaparampil
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ccc. cancer causes and control/ccc, cancer causes and control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.073
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-7225
pISSN - 0957-5243
DOI - 10.1007/s10552-021-01457-7
Subject(s) - ethnic group , medicine , health equity , psychosocial , gerontology , catchment area , health information national trends survey , environmental health , health belief model , race and health , cancer screening , cancer , cancer prevention , public health , health education , demography , health care , health information , drainage basin , geography , pathology , cartography , psychiatry , sociology , economic growth , anthropology , economics
Racial and ethnic minorities experience well-documented disparities across the cancer trajectory. However, factors underlying these disparities may vary regionally. The Health Belief Model (HBM) was developed to explain and predict health-related prevention and early detection behaviors, particularly uptake of health services. Our goal was to use the HBM to guide an exploration of factors that contribute to racial/ethnic health disparities in the catchment area of a large National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Southeastern United States.