Objective And Subjective Cancer Knowledge Among Faith-Based Chinese Adults

Keywords

cancer knowledge; Chinese; Chinese Americans; screening; warning sign

Abstract

This study examined cancer knowledge between church-going younger versus older Chinese adults. Hou's 8-item validated cancer screening knowledge test (CSKT) and a new 14-item cancer warning signs test (CWST) were used to assess objective knowledge. Subjective knowledge was measured by one overall 5-point Likert scale item. A total of 372 Taiwanese and Chinese Americans from nine churches participated. Although there were no significant differences by age on either the CSKT scores (younger = 5.89 vs. older = 5.71; p =.297) or the CWST (younger = 6.27 vs. older = 5.86; p =.245), subjective knowledge was higher among older Chinese adults (younger = 2.44 vs. older = 3.05, p <.001). Older Chinese adults were also more likely to identify cancer warning signs correctly, while younger adults were more likely to identify false warning signs correctly. Results have implication on tailoring cancer knowledge type (subjective vs. objective) and content domain (screening vs. warning signs). Findings can help health educators better understand cancer education needs among Chinese adults.

Publication Date

10-1-2017

Publication Title

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volume

38

Issue

1

Number of Pages

47-56

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X17749567

Socpus ID

85041115883 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85041115883

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