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Article: A Focus Group Study of Factors Influencing African-American Men's Prostate Cancer Screening Behavior

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June 1, 2004
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This study was conducted to identify the factors perceived by African-American men as influencing their behavior relative to prostate cancer screening. A total of 49 African-American men, age 40 and above, participated in 10 focus group discussions in Florida. Data collection was between October 12, 2001 and March 9, 2002 in Tallahassee, Tampa, and Miami. Data analysis was conducted using a comprehensive ethnographical analysis, including the use of an ethnographical retrieval program, Nonnumerical Unstructured Data Indexing Searching and Theorizing (QSR NUD*IST® 4.0) software. Factors identified as influencing prostate cancer screening participation by African-American men were ...

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