ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2011
Cancer information seeking and awareness of cancer information sources among Korean Americans.
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- Colorectal cancer screening among Korean Americans: a systematic review.Journal of community health · 2014Pooled it
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- Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Diseases in Korean Americans and Native Koreans Undergoing Health Checkup.Korean journal of family medicine · 2019Article
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- Sociocultural Barriers to Lung Cancer Screening Among Korean Immigrant Men.Journal of community health · 2016Article
- Issues in Lung Cancer Screening Among Asian American Immigrants.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2016Article
- Sources of Health Information Among Select Asian American Immigrant Groups in New York City.Health communication · 2016Article
- The role of social support and social networks in health information-seeking behavior among Korean Americans: a qualitative study.International journal for equity in health · 2015Article
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- Korean American women's perceptions about physical examinations and cancer screening services offered in Korea: the influences of medical tourism on Korean Americans.Journal of community health · 2014Article
- Cancer information-seeking behaviors and information needs among Korean Americans in the online community.Journal of community health · 2014Article
- Older Korean American men's prostate cancer screening behavior: the prime role of culture.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2013Article
- Influence of information sources on hepatitis B screening behavior and relevant psychosocial factors among Asian immigrants.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2013Article
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Abstract
Many Korean Americans (KAs) suffer high cancer incidence levels and have low cancer screening rates. A significant number of KAs lack adequate information about cancer screening tests. However, little is known about the health information seeking behaviors of KAs. This study examines the types of cancer information searched for, the cancer information seeking experiences, and the awareness of major cancer information sources, such as the National Cancer Institutes (NCI) and the NCI's Cancer Information Service, among KAs. It also examines associations with demographic characteristics and media use influencing variations in the awareness of cancer information sources. Data for this study were gathered with a cross-sectional, community-based survey (254 KAs). The survey results indicated that KA's involvement in cancer information seeking is relatively low, and they have somewhat negative experiences in seeking cancer information. In addition, their awareness of cancer information sources was limited. Despite of the heavy use of Korean ethnic media, it did not connect to cancer information source awareness. Rather, use of US mainstream media was significantly related with awareness. Campaigns using the Korean language through partnerships with Korean ethnic media to inform KAs about credible sources of health information appear to be warranted by our findings.
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