Abstract
African American men consistently report poorer health and have lower participation rates in preventive screening tests than White men. This finding is generally attributed to race differences in access to care, which may be a consequence of the different health care markets in which African American and White men typically live. This proposition is tested by assessing race differences in use of preventive screenings among African American and White men residing within the same health care marketplace. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between race and physical, dental, eye and foot examinations, blood pressure and cholesterol checks, and colon and prostate cancer screenings in men in the Exploring Health Disparities in Integrated Communities in Southwest Baltimore Study. After adjusting for covariates, African American men had greater odds of having had a physical, dental, and eye examination; having had their blood pressure and cholesterol checked; and having been screened for colon and prostate cancer than White men. No race differences in having a foot examination were observed. Contrary to most findings, African American men had a higher participation rate in preventive screenings than White men. This underscores the importance of accounting for social context in public health campaigns targeting preventive screenings in men.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 220-227 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | American Journal of Men's Health |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2013 |
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Keywords
- disparities
- integration
- men's health
- preventive screenings
- race
- segregation
- social determinants of health
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Health(social science)
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Association Between Race, Place, and Preventive Health Screenings Among Men : Findings From the Exploring Health Disparities in Integrated Communities Study. / Thorpe, Roland J; Bowie, Janice; Wilson-Frederick, Shondelle M.; Coa, Kisha I.; LaVeist, Thomas A.
In: American Journal of Men's Health, Vol. 7, No. 3, 05.2013, p. 220-227.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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