SynthesisPreventive medicine2014
Addressing cancer control needs of African-born immigrants in the US: a systematic literature review.
Synthesis in Preventive medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04450264 (Increasing African Immigrant's Breast Cancer Screening), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Increasing African Immigrant's Breast Cancer Screening
Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Understanding the Pap Testing Behaviors of African Immigrant Women in Developed Countries: A Systematic Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2021Pooled it
- Barriers and Facilitators to Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Immigrants in the United States.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2019Pooled it
- A Cervical Cancer Screening Toolkit for Somali Women: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2023Trial
- Beliefs associated with cancer screening behaviors among African Americans and Sub-Saharan African immigrant adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2022Trial
- Navigating Cancer Risk: A Grounded Theory of Culturally Anchored Risk Engagement (CARE) Behavior Among Sub-Saharan African Immigrant Men.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Awareness of Cancer Risk Factors, Cancer Perceptions, and Correlates Among African Americans and Sub-Saharan African Immigrant Adults.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Personal Networks and Cervical Cancer Screening among Black Immigrant Women.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Cervical Cancer Screening Beliefs and Practices Among Black Immigrant Women From Africa and the Caribbean Living in Massachusetts.Oncology nursing forum · 2025Article
- Colorectal Cancer Risk and Protective Factors Among People of African Descent: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2025Review
- Perceived Barriers to Pap Screening Influence Adherence to Screening Recommendations Among Black Women.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2024Article
- Need for Culturally Competent and Responsive Cancer Education for African Immigrant Families and Youth Living in the United States.JMIR cancer · 2024Article
- Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening in US Immigrants: A Scoping Review.The Journal of surgical research · 2023Article
- HPV Testing Behaviors and Willingness to Use HPV Self-sampling at Home Among African American (AA) and Sub-Saharan African Immigrant (SAI) Women.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2022Article
- "They Wait until the Disease Has Taking over You and the Doctors Cannot Do Anything about It": Qualitative Insights from Harambee! 2.0.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Exploring Health Literacy and the Correlates of Pap Testing Among African Immigrant Women: Findings from the AfroPap Study.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2021Article
- A qualitative study of barriers and enablers associated with colorectal cancer screening among Somali men in Minnesota.Ethnicity & health · 2021Article
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- Addressing Disparities in Cancer Screening among U.S. Immigrants: Progress and Opportunities.Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2020Review
- Recruiting African Immigrant Women for Community-Based Cancer Prevention Studies: Lessons Learned from the AfroPap Study.Journal of community health · 2019Article
- Spousal support and knowledge related to cervical cancer screening: Are Sub-Saharan African immigrant men interested?Health care for women international · 2019Article
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Abstract
Compared to non-Hispanic Whites, African immigrants have worse cancer outcomes. However, there is little research about cancer behaviors and/or interventions in this growing population as they are generally grouped with populations from America or the Caribbean. This systematic review examines cancer-related studies that included African-born participants. We searched PsycINFO, Ovid Medline, Pubmed, CINHAL, and Web of Science for articles focusing on any type of cancer that included African-born immigrant participants. Twenty articles met study inclusion criteria; only two were interventions. Most articles focused on one type of cancer (n=11) (e.g., breast cancer) and were conducted in disease-free populations (n=15). Studies included African participants mostly from Nigeria (n=8) and Somalia (n=6). However, many papers (n=7) did not specify nationality or had small percentages (<5%) of African immigrants (n=5). Studies found lower screening rates in African immigrants compared to other subpopulations (e.g. US-born). Awareness of screening practices was limited. Higher acculturation levels were associated with higher screening rates. Barriers to screening included access (e.g. insurance), pragmatic (e.g. transportation), and psychosocial barriers (e.g. shame). Interventions to improve cancer outcomes in African immigrants are needed. Research that includes larger samples with diverse African subgroups including cancer survivors is necessary to inform future directions.
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