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Contrasts in Rural and Urban Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To contrast barriers to colon cancer (CRC) screening and Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) completion between rural and urban safety-net patients. METHODS: Interviews were administered to 972 patients who were not up-to-date with screening. RESULTS: Rural patients were more likely to believe it was helpful to find CRC early (89.7% vs 66.1%, p < .0001), yet were less likely to have received a screening recommendation (36.4% vs. 45.8%, p = .03) or FOBT information (14.5% vs 32.3%, p < .0001) or to have completed an FOBT (22.0% vs 45.8%, p < .0001). CONCLUSIONS: Interventions are needed to increase screening recommendation, education and completion, particularly in rural areas.

Source: American Journal of Health Behavior

DOI: 10.5993/ajhb.37.3.1