MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT CANCER AMONG LATINOS AND ANGLOS
MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT CANCER AMONG LATINOS AND ANGLOS
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DOI:
10.1001/jama.268.22.3219
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发表时间:
1992-12-09
影响因子:
120.7
通讯作者:
MCPHEE, SJ
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作者:
PEREZSTABLE, EJ;SABOGAL, F;MCPHEE, SJ
Objective.-To collect information regarding knowledge about and attitudes toward cancer in a sample of adult health plan members, self-identified as Latino or Anglo.Design.-Cross-sectional survey.Setting.-Prepaid health plan.Respondents.-A random sample of 844 Latinos (mean age, 50.5 years) and 510 Anglos (51.8 years) completed the interview.Main Outcome Measures and Results.-Latinos were significantly more likely than Anglos to think that sugar substitutes (58% vs 42%), bruises from being hit (53% vs 34%), microwave ovens (47% vs 23%), eating pork (31% vs 11%), eating spicy foods (15% vs 8%), breast-feeding (14% vs 6%), and antibiotics (32% vs 12%) could cause cancer (P