ArticlePloS one2020
Uptake of cancer screenings among a multiethnic refugee population in North Texas, 2014-2018.
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- Cancer screening uptake among refugees in high and middle-income countries: a systematic review.Preventive medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Beyond Knowledge: Trust and the Engagement of Newly Arrived Refugee Women in Cervical Cancer Prevention.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
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- Cervical, Breast, and Colorectal Cancer Screening Outcomes Among Refugees in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025Article
- Integrated cervical cancer screening uptake and associated factors among women attending primary care services at public health centres in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a multicentre cross-sectional study.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Breast Cancer Screening among African Immigrants in the United States: An Integrative Review of Barriers, Facilitators, and Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
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- Effectiveness of a telehealth patient education intervention for breast cancer awareness and screening uptake among Afghan refugee women: a cross-sectional survey and feasibility study.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Radiation therapy for prostate cancer in Syrian refugees: facing the need for change.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Community Health Worker Program Outcomes for Diabetes and Hypertension Control in West Bank Refugee Camps: A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study.Global health, science and practice · 2022Article
- Barriers and Facilitators Influencing Arab Muslim Immigrant and Refugee Women's Breast Cancer Screening: A Narrative Review.Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society · 2022Review
- Breast cancer awareness among Afghan refugee women in Turkey.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Article
- System-level factors influencing refugee women's access and utilization of sexual and reproductive health services: A qualitative study of providers' perspectives.Frontiers in global women's health · 2022Article
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- Psychosocial Correlates of Experience and Intention to Receive Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Cross-Sectional Study Among East African Men in the U.S.The journal of primary prevention · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundRefugees are less likely than US born populations to receive cancer screenings. Building Bridges is a community health worker prevention program designed to increase refugee's cancer screening uptake. The purpose of this cross sectional analysis was to assess differences in uptake of cervical, breast, liver, and colorectal screens across six cultural groups.
methodsData was abstracted in 2018 for this analysis. Participants were categorized into six cultural groups (Myanmar, Central Africa, Bhutan, Somalia, Arabic Speaking Countries, and Other) to assess differences in sociodemographic measures and screening uptake. Uptake proportions were calculated for each cancer type (cervical, breast, liver, and colon) among eligible participants, by gender and cultural group. Differences in uptake across groups were assessed using stratified analysis and logistic regression. Prevalence odds ratios (POR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated for each group to assess the association between screening completion and cultural group.
findings874 refugees were asked about cancer screening history. The majority of participants were either 'never had been screened' or 'not up-to-date' for every cancer screening. Among age eligible, 82% had no prior pap exam within the past 3 years, 81% had no prior mammogram within the past year, 69% didn't know their Hepatitis B status and 87% never had a colon cancer screening. Overall, higher uptake of all types of cancer screenings was observed in Myanmar and Bhutanese groups, except colon cancer screening which was higher among Central African Region and Arabic Speaking participants.
conclusionScreening uptake varied by ethnic group and screening type. The program reached an under and never screened population, however, the proportion of refugees who received a cancer screening remained low compared to the US population. Diversity within refugee communities requires adaptation to specific cultural and linguistic needs to include new Americans in cancer elimination efforts.
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