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ArticlePublic health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)

Colorectal cancer screening among users of county health centers and users of private physician practices.

Catherine R Messina, Dorothy S Lane, Roberto C Colson

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Article in Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  4. Perceptions of risk factors for colorectal cancer and colorectal cancer risk-related behaviors among current, ex-, and nonsmokers.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2013
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3 authors.

Catherine R MessinaDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA. cmessina@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Dorothy S Lane
Roberto C Colson

Funding

NCI NIH HHS R01 CA1010206-1-10435NCI NIH HHS R21 CA1035717-1-30427
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe examined use of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening exam modalities among county health centers and private physician offices, where both were located in the same geographic area.

methodsWe surveyed 500 county health center registrants and 570 private physician patients, aged 52-75 years. We administered telephone surveys during 2004 to examine relationships among sociodemographic characteristics; perceived barriers to screening with fecal occult blood test (FOBT), sigmoidoscopy, and colonoscopy; and self-reported receipt of each exam.

resultsFOBT was more frequent among county health center registrants; sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy were more frequent among private physician patients (p < 0.001). County health center registrants less frequently cited no physician recommendation as a barrier to FOBT, but more frequently cited no recommendation as a barrier to sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy, compared with private physician patients (p < or = 0.02). Among county health center registrants, better health insurance coverage was associated with lower odds of FOBT and higher odds of screening endoscopy; perceived barriers were associated with lower odds of screening (p < 0.02). Among private physician patients, we noted an association between perceived barriers to screening and lower odds of any screening (p < 0.001).

conclusionsOverall, CRC screening among county health center and private physician patient samples compared favorably with overall New York and U.S. rates. Although prior studies using national data suggested that screening rates were equivalent in county health center and private physician primary care settings, we found exam-specific differences in patient-reported screening endoscopy among our two patient samples. Understanding factors that contribute to differences in CRC screening between primary care settings is important for ensuring equal access to CRC screening options for all patients.

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