Colorectal cancer screening among the homeless population of New York City shelter-based clinics

R. Asgary, V. Garland, A. Jakubowski and B. Sckell

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 7, 1307-1313

Abstract: Objectives. We determined colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates, predictors, and barriers in 2 major New York City shelter-based clinics. Methods. We extracted screening rates, sociodemographic characteristics, and factors associated with homelessness from medical records of domiciled and homeless patients aged 50 years and older (n = 443) with at least 3 clinic visits between 2010 and 2012. Results. The majority of patients were African American or Hispanic, 76% were male, and 60.7% were homeless (mean = 2.4 years; SD = 2.8 years). Domiciled patients were more likely than homeless patients to be screened (41.3% vs 19.7%; P

Keywords: addiction; aged; ancestry group; article; colorectal tumor; early diagnosis; ethnology; female; homelessness; housing; human; male; mental health; middle aged; sex difference; socioeconomics; statistics; time; United States; very elderly, Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Colorectal Neoplasms; Continental Population Groups; Early Detection of Cancer; Female; Homeless Persons; Housing; Humans; Male; Mental Health; Middle Aged; New York City; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Substance-Related Disorders; Time Factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301792

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