Open AccessCancer Screening Among Jail Inmates: Frequency, Knowledge, and Willingness
Author(s) -
Ingrid A. Binswanger,
Mary C. White,
Eliseo J. PérezStable,
Joe Goldenson,
Jacqueline P. Tulsky
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2004.052498
Subject(s) - medicine , sigmoidoscopy , colonoscopy , population , cancer screening , cancer , papanicolaou stain , cervical cancer , family medicine , test (biology) , gerontology , colorectal cancer , demography , environmental health , paleontology , sociology , biology
We determined jail inmates' knowledge of cancer screening tests, their frequency of screening, and their willingness to undergo screening in jail in order to assess preventive health services for jail inmates.