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Within-Group Differences Between Native-Born and Foreign-Born Black Men on Prostate Cancer Risk Reduction and Early Detection Practices

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To better address prostate cancer disparities, we investigated the differences among US-born, African-born, and Caribbean-born Black men on prostate cancer risk reduction and early detection behaviors. Data were collected from over 3,400 Black men in five cities in Florida. One-way analysis of variance was used to explore the ethnic variations among the three study groups. We found that there were significant differences among the three groups. The US-born Black men had the highest knowledge, were most likely to have health insurance, and consume the most meat compared to African-born, and Caribbean-born Black men. African-born Black men were most likely to use chemoprevention products and discuss prostate cancer risk-reduction and early detection with a physician. Given the significant number of foreign-born Blacks in the US, it is important to disaggregate the data of US-born and foreign-born Blacks to develop effective programs and policies to address the needs of each group.

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Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge: (1) the faith-based organizations, community-based organizations and black businesses who partnered with us to successfully recruit Black men for this study; (2) all the Black men who participated in this study; and (3) Dr. Ellen Campbell, Ms. Elvonna Atkins, Ms. Marge Dunn, and Dr. Renee Reams for their assistance during data collection. The Florida Prostate Cancer Disparity Project was funded by the Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program W81XWH-07-1-0026.

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  1. College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, 9200 113th Street North, Seminole, FL, 33772, USA

    Folakemi T. Odedina & Shannon Pressey

  2. College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    Getachew Dagne

  3. College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, USA

    Margareth LaRose-Pierre, John Scrivens & Frank Emanuel

  4. Central Florida Pharmacy Council, Orlando, FL, USA

    Angela Adams

  5. Florida Black Living Navigator, Tampa, FL, USA

    Oladapo Odedina

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Odedina, F.T., Dagne, G., LaRose-Pierre, M. et al. Within-Group Differences Between Native-Born and Foreign-Born Black Men on Prostate Cancer Risk Reduction and Early Detection Practices. J Immigrant Minority Health 13, 996–1004 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-011-9471-8

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