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Published in final edited form as: Prev Med. 2014 Jul 14;0:89–99. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.07.006

Table 2.

Summary Characteristics of Cancer-related Papers that include African Immigrant Samples

Characteristics N= 20 N (%) References
Percentage of AI population
100 9 (45) Abdullahi et al., 2009; Carroll et al., 2007; Ehiwe et al., 2012; Ehiwe et al., 2013; Harcourt et al., 2013; Morrison et al., 2013; Ndukwe et al., 2013; Sheppard et al., 2010; Piwowarczyk et al 2013
51–99 0 (0) --
26–50 3 (15) Kumar et al., 2009; Odedina et al. 2009; Samuel et al., 2009
5–25 3 (15) Bache et al, 2012; Lepore et al., 2012; Sussner et al., 2009
Less than 5% 5 (25) Borrell et al., 2006; Creque et al., 2010; Morrison et al., 2012; Tsui et al., 2007; Perkins et al., 2010
African Countries of Origin
Nigeria 8 (40) Bache et al, 2012; Ehiwe et al., 2012; Ehiwe et al., 2013; Kumar et al., 2009; Odedina et al. 2009; Ndukwe et al., 2013; Sheppard et al., 2010; Perkins et al., 2010
Somalia 6 (30) Abdullahi et al., 2009; Carroll et al., 2007; Harcourt et al., 2013; Morrison et al., 2012; Morrison et al., 2013; Piwowarczyk et al 2013
Ghana 3 (15) Ehiwe et al., 2012; Ehiwe et al., 2013; Ndukwe et al., 2013
Other (Cameroon, Zambia,
Ivory Coast; Zimbabwe,
Ethiopia, Tanzania, Cape
Verde, Congo)		 4 (20) Ndukwe et al., 2013; Sheppard et al., 2010; Perkins et al., 2010; Piwowarczyk et al 2013
Unspecified 7 (35) Borrell et al., 2006; Creque et al., 2010; Harcourt et al., 2013; Lepore et al., 2012; Samuel et al., 2009; Sussner et al., 2009; Tsui et al., 2007
Study Location
US 14(70) Borrell et al., 2006; Carroll et al., 2007; Creque et al., 2010; Harcourt et al., 2013; Lepore et al., 2012; Morrison et al., 2012; Morrison et al., 2013; Ndukwe et al., 2013; Perkins et al., 2010; Piwowarczyk et al 2013; Samuel et al., 2009; Sheppard et al., 2010; Sussner et al., 2009; Tsui et al., 2007
UK 4 (20) Abdullahi et al., 2009; Bache et al., 2012; Ehiwe et al., 2012; Ehiwe et al., 2013
US and Nigeria 2 (10) Kumar et al., 2009; Odedina et al., 2009
Gender
Women Only 12 (60) Abdullahi et al., 2009; Borrell et al., 2006; Carroll et al., 2007; Creque et al., 2010; Harcourt et al., 2013; Morrison et al., 2013; Ndukwe et al., 2013; Samuel et al., 2009; Sheppard et al., 2010; Sussner et al., 2009; Tsui et al., 2007; Piwowarczyk et al 2013
Men Only 3 (15) Kumar et al., 2009; Odedina et al. 2009; Lepore et al., 2012
Women + Men 5 (25) Bache et al, 2012; Ehiwe et al., 2012; Ehiwe et al., 2013; Morrison et al., 2012; Perkins et al., 2010
Type of Population
Disease Free Only 15 (75) Abdullahi et al., 2009; Borrell et al., 2006; Carroll et al., 2007; Ehiwe et al., 2012; Ehiwe et al., 2013; Harcourt et al., 2013; Kumar et al., 2009; Odedina et al. 2009; Lepore et al., 2012; Morrison et al., 2012; Morrison et al., 2013; Samuel et al., 2009; Tsui et al., 2007; Perkins et al., 2010; Piwowarczyk et al., 2013
Survivors Only 2 (10) Bache et al, 2012; Creque et al., 2010
Disease Free + Survivors 3 (15) Ndukwe et al., 2013; Sheppard et al., 2010; Sussner et al., 2009
Type of Cancer
Breast Only 3 (15) Borrell et al., 2006; Sheppard et al., 2010; Sussner et al., 2009
Cervical Only 4 (20) Abdullahi et al., 2009; Morrison et al., 2013; Tsui et al., 2007; Perkins et al., 2010
Prostate Only 3 (15) Kumar et al., 2009; Odedina et al. 2009; Lepore et al., 2012
Unspecified 2 (10) Ehiwe et al., 2012; Ehiwe et al., 2013
Uterine Only 1 (5) Creque et al., 2010
Multiple: breast, cervical, colorectal 7 (35) Bache et al, 2012; Carroll et al., 2007; Harcourt et al., 2013; Morrison et al., 2012; Ndukwe et al., 2013; Samuel et al., 2009; Piwowarczyk et al., 2013
Design
Qualitative 8 (40) Abdullahi et al., 2009; Bache et al, 2012; Carroll et al., 2007; Ehiwe et al., 2012; Ehiwe et al., 2013; Ndukwe et al., 2013; Sheppard et al., 2010; Perkins et al., 2010
Quantitative 10 (50) Borrell et al., 2006; Creque et al., 2010; Harcourt et al., 2013; Kumar et al., 2009; Odedina et al. 2009; Morrison et al., 2012; Morrison et al., 2013; Samuel et al., 2009; Sussner et al., 2009; Tsui et al., 2007
Intervention 2 (10) Lepore et al., 2012; Piwowarczyk et al., 2013
Types of Outcomes
Screening rates 5 (25) Harcourt et al., 2013; Morrison et al., 2012; Morrison et al., 2013; Samuel et al., 2009; Tsui et al., 2007
Survival rates 1 (5) Creque et al., 2010
Risk factors rates 1 (5) Borrell et al., 2006
Life-style/cognitive behavioral factors 2 (10) Kumar et al., 2009; Odedina et al. 2009
Beliefs, experiences 8 (40) Abdullahi et al., 2009; Bache et al, 2012; Carroll et al., 2007; Ehiwe et al., 2012; Ehiwe et al., 2013; Ndukwe et al., 2013; Sheppard et al., 2010; Perkins et al., 2010
Genetic counseling and testing
perceptions		 1 (5) Sussner et al., 2009
Intervention outcomes 2 (10) Lepore et al., 2012; Piwowarczyk et al., 2013
Cancer Continuum Main
Focus
Prevention 3 (15) Borrell et al., 2006; Kumar et al., 2009; Perkins et al., 2010
Detection 15 (75) Abdullahi et al., 2009; Carroll et al., 2006; Ehiwe et al., 2012; Ehiwe et al., 2013; Harcourt et al., 2013; Lepore et al., 2012; Morrison et al., 2013; Morrison et al., 2013; Ndukwe et al., 2013; Odedina et al., 2009; Piwowarczyk et al., 2013; Samuel et al., 2009; Sheppard et al., 2010; Sussner et al., 2009; Tsui et al., 2007
Diagnosis 0 (0) --
Treatment 3 (15) Bache et al., 2013; Ehiwe et al., 2012; Ehiwe et al., 2013
Survivorship 2 (10) Bache et al., 2013; Creque et al., 2010;

Note: AI: African immigrants