Willingness to Participate in Cancer Screenings: Blacks vs Whites vs Puerto Rican Hispanics

Gender Differences in Cancer Screening Beliefs, Behaviors, and Willingness to Participate

“…Sampling weights were produced because of the complex design of the CSQ Study. A more detailed explanation of the study design, as well as justifications of methodological decisions, is described elsewhere (Katz et al, 2008; Kressin et al, 2010). A total of 1,148 participants completed the telephone survey.…”

Self-Reported Willingness to Have Cancer Screening and the Effects of Sociodemographic Factors

“…We administered a questionnaire to all study participants, which contained all measures used in this analysis, and which has been fully described (as regards development, administration, and data analysis decisions) in our prior publications based upon this survey 34,35,38. The questionnaire was administered either in English or Spanish, at the preference of the respondent.…”

“…While 2 recent papers by our research group addressed this latter issue and reported that blacks and Hispanics, after adjusting only for demographic factors, were either as or more likely than whites to self-report willingness to have cancer screenings, and perceived a higher risk of “not getting a thorough cancer screening” than did whites, neither of those analyses delved into underlying reasons for those observed differences 34,35. Therefore, the purpose of this current analysis is to examine general willingness to engage in cancer screening, in the context of varied symptoms and screening settings, and among a diverse cohort from multiple geographic areas, with an emphasis on assessing the influence of race/ethnicity, relative to sociodemographic factors, to both positive and negative attitudes and beliefs about cancer screening on this willingness to utilize screening in general.…”

Improving Water Supply Systems for Domestic Uses in Urban Togo: The Case of a Suburb in Lomé

“…Forty households were selected as randomly as possible for the survey. Previous studies reported that a sample of 30 or 40 people is an acceptable number to gain valuable insights about patterns of tendency in a given population [15,20,21] using a questionnaire in the form of statements [15,20,22] or direct questions [15,16,22,23]. Prior the survey, a public announcement was made by the chief of the Yokoè Quarter in the community and at local churches to inform residents and ensure their consent and voluntary participation in the survey.…”