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Social and Demographic Influences of Trust in Cancer Information Among Brooklyn, New York Residents

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Little is known regarding the patterns of trust sources for cancer information among diverse populations in the US, which is particularly poignant during the current era of misinformation. Our objective to assess trust from different sources among a sample of Brooklyn, New York residents. Using data from the NCI funded Brooklyn Cancer Health Impact Program, we examined HINTS validated questions examining trust in cancer information across 9 sources. Logistic regression models were used to examine associations with cancer information trust sources. For trust in government health agencies, participants who had less than a college degree were almost 30% less likely to report high levels of trust (aOR: 0.71; 95% CI: 0.52–0.98), participants who reported a household income under $50,000 were 35% less likely report high levels of trust (aOR: 0.65; 95% CI: 0.47–0.89). Participants whose primary language was Spanish were significantly less likely to trust government (aOR: 0.45; 95% CI: 0.29–0.70), newspapers and magazines (aOR: 0.54; 95% CI, 0.34–0.84), and charitable organizations (aOR: 0.48; 95% CI, 0.31–0.75) compared to participants whose primary was English. New York is the most populous city in the US, a city of immigrants, and it is important for healthcare and public health professionals to explore how they can utilize media to provide accurate scientific evidence to combat cancer misinformation.

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This study was funded by the National Cancer Institute’s P30- CA008748 S4 to MSKCC.

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  1. College of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Alexander Lazzaro

  2. CUNY School of Medicine, The City College of New York, New York City, NY, USA

    Jonathan Albury

  3. Cancer Epidemiology Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA

    Emma Hume & Jessica Y. Islam

  4. Department of Radiology, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York City, NY, USA

    Joseph R. Osborne

  5. Department of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Marlene Camacho-Rivera

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MCR and JRO conceptualized the study. MCR and JYI managed, analyzed, and interpreted the data. AL, JA, and EH developed the primary manuscript draft. All authors have reviewed, revised, and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Lazzaro, A., Albury, J., Hume, E. et al. Social and Demographic Influences of Trust in Cancer Information Among Brooklyn, New York Residents. J Community Health 49, 267–276 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-023-01292-8

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