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ReviewCureus2023

Factors Affecting the Rate of Colonoscopy Among African Americans Aged Over 45 Years.

Afomachukwu Ajufo, Aisha O Adigun, Majed Mohammad, Juliet C Dike, Abidemi O Akinrinmade, Temitayo M Adebile, Chioma Ezuma-Ebong, Kafayat Bolaji, Okelue E Okobi

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Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Afomachukwu AjufoInternal Medicine, All Saints University School of Medicine, Roseau, DMA.
Aisha O AdigunInfectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, USA.
Majed MohammadGeriatrics, Mount Carmel Grove City Hospital, Grove City, USA.
Juliet C DikeInternal Medicine, University of Calabar, Calabar, NGA.
Abidemi O AkinrinmadeMedicine and Surgery, Benjamin S. Carson School of Medicine, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, NGA.
Temitayo M AdebilePublic Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, USA.
Chioma Ezuma-EbongInternal Medicine, Angelic Care Hospital, Abuja, NGA.
Kafayat BolajiOphthalmology, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, NGA.
Okelue E OkobiFamily Medicine, Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus, Miami, USA.
All Saints Hospital · ZABabcock University · NGUniversity of Louisville · USVirtua Health · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

African Americans continue to have a low rate of colonoscopy screening despite the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce's (USPSTF) recommendations and its proven benefits. Colonoscopy has proven to be an effective screening and therapeutic procedure. Understanding the root cause of the problem is a crucial step toward achieving the desired colonoscopy rate among this population. This paper evaluates factors that contribute to the underutilization of colonoscopy. The paper also analyzes strategies that could be maximized to increase colonoscopy rates, minimize colorectal cancer inequalities, and promote optimal colorectal health among African Americans.

Indexed as

african americanscolonoscopycolonoscopy utilizationcolorectal cancer screeningracial disparities

Identifiers

PMID37927674
PMCPMC10625396
OpenAlexW4387377708

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Registered trials

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