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Sociodemographic Correlates of Cancer-Related Beliefs Among Chinese Speaking Adults in Greater Philadelphia.
| Τίτλος: | Sociodemographic Correlates of Cancer-Related Beliefs Among Chinese Speaking Adults in Greater Philadelphia. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Song Y; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Yawei.Song@Jefferson.edu., Sifat M; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.; Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Phan L; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.; Department of Community Health and Prevention, Dornsife School of Public Health and Division of Graduate Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Banks J; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Melillo R; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Leader AE; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.; Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. |
| Πηγή: | Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities [J Racial Ethn Health Disparities] 2026 Oct; Vol. 13 (5), pp. 4154-4161. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Jul 25. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Springer International Publishing Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101628476 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2196-8837 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 21968837 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Racial Ethn Health Disparities Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: [Cham] : Springer International Publishing |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Asian*/psychology , Asian*/statistics & numerical data , Neoplasms*/ethnology , Neoplasms*/psychology , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*/ethnology, China/ethnology ; Humans ; Female ; Philadelphia ; Adult ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Sociodemographic Factors ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Young Adult ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; East Asian People |
| Περίληψη: | Purpose: Cancer is the leading cause of death in the U.S. Asian community. In the Greater Philadelphia region, people from China form the largest Asian subgroup, and many have limited English proficiency. This study examined cancer beliefs among Chinese-speaking adults and their sociodemographic associations. Methods: Chinese-speaking adults (n=172) completed an online survey in Chinese. Respondents indicated their level of agreement with seven statements regarding beliefs about the causes of cancer, ways to reduce cancer risk, and views of cancer screening. Multivariable linear regression models examined nine sociodemographic factors correlate with cancer beliefs. Results: Respondents' mean age was 39.8 years old and 62% were female. Multivariable linear regression models found: financial hardship was associated with the belief that individuals cannot lower their chances of getting cancer (p = .043-p=.050), prefer not knowing their cancer risk (p=.042-p=.003), and associating cancer with death (p<.001-p= 0.001). Higher education levels were associated with higher agreement that cancer is caused by personal behaviors (p=.017) and less agreement that when thinking of cancer one thinks of death (p =.017). Respondents born outside of the U.S. (vs. U.S. born) had stronger agreement that personal lifestyles cause cancer (p=.011) and lower agreement that they would rather not know their cancer risk (p=.024). Sexual gender minority status, sex, and employment were significantly associated with one cancer belief statement. Conclusions: These findings suggest that cancer beliefs among Chinese-speaking adults may vary by sociodemographic characteristics and provide some insights to inform future tailored cancer-related health education and community outreach efforts. (© 2025. W. Montague Cobb-NMA Health Institute.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declarations. Competing interests: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose. Consent to participate: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. |
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| Grant Information: | P30CA056036 United States CA NCI NIH HHS; R00CA272919 United States CA NCI NIH HHS |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Cancer; Chinese; Chinese Americans; Health beliefs; Health knowledge; Language |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250725 Date Completed: 20260906 Latest Revision: 20261008 |
| Update Code: | 20261008 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40615-025-02565-9 |
| PMID: | 40711714 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 2196-8837 |
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| DOI: | 10.1007/s40615-025-02565-9 |