Open AccessFactors Associated with Up-to-Date Colonoscopy Use Among Puerto Ricans in New York City, 2003–2016
Author(s) -
Sandy Ng,
Yuhe Xia,
Matthew Glenn,
Neha Nagpal,
Kevin Lin,
Chau TrinhShevrin,
Andrea B. Troxel,
Simona C. Kwon,
Peter S. Liang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
digestive diseases and sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1573-2568
pISSN - 0163-2116
DOI - 10.1007/s10620-020-06648-x
Subject(s) - colonoscopy , medicine , population , colorectal cancer , psychological intervention , logistic regression , demography , gerontology , national health interview survey , cancer , environmental health , sociology , psychiatry
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among Hispanic Americans. Puerto Ricans are the second largest Hispanic subgroup in the USA and the largest in New York City, but little is known about predictors of colorectal cancer screening uptake in this population.