1. Factors Influencing Prostate Cancer Healthcare Practices in Barbados, West Indies.
- Author
-
Ng, Patricia, Schoenfeld, Elinor, Hennis, Anselm, Wu, Suh-Yuh, Leske, M., and Nemesure, Barbara
- Subjects
- *
PROSTATE tumors , *HEALTH services accessibility , *INTERVIEWING , *MEDICAL care , *RESEARCH funding , *SOUND recordings , *SOCIOECONOMIC factors , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *EARLY detection of cancer , *PREVENTION - Abstract
Although some investigations have assessed the barriers to prostate cancer screening among African-American men, limited data are available regarding such practices in similar African-origin populations. Key informant interviews were employed to obtain a range of perspectives pertaining to the healthcare practices of African-Barbadian men and to identify factors that obstruct prostate cancer screening in Barbados, West Indies. Gender-related perceptions were identified as a major obstruction to prostate cancer screening. Additionally, concerns about privacy, taking time away from work and mistrust of the medical community were reported as themes impeding the healthcare-seeking behaviors of African-Barbadian men. System-level barriers included limitations in access to care and ineffective dissemination of health information. Findings from this study suggest that targeted efforts aimed at modifying socio-cultural perceptions may assist in improving prostate cancer screening and general healthcare-seeking practices of African-Barbadian men and others who share similar beliefs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2013
- Full Text
- View/download PDF