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Prostate Cancer Education in African American Churches
Author(s) -
Weinrich Sally,
Holdford Diane,
Boyd Marlyn,
Creanga Dana,
Cover Kay,
Johnson Alonzo,
FrankStromborg Marilyn,
Weinrich Martin
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1998.tb00338.x
Subject(s) - prostate cancer , attendance , prostate cancer screening , medicine , family medicine , cancer , promotion (chess) , health promotion , gerontology , educational program , public health , gynecology , nursing , prostate specific antigen , political science , politics , law
The use of churches as recruitment sites of African Americans into health promotion activities is a popular theme in the 1990s literature. This research measured the impact of previous exposure to cancer on participation in an educational program and a free prostate cancer screening. Cues to action from the Health Belief Model provided the conceptual framework. Over 500 men attended a prostate cancer educational program at their church. Men who participated in the educational program and completed the questionnaire were given a voucher that they could take to their doctor of choice for a free prostate cancer examination. Having a member of the congregation who was previously diagnosed with cancer was a significant cue to attendance at the educational program ( P = 0.03). Recommendations for future cancer screening in churches are given.