Table 1.
Descriptive summary of demographic characteristics and beliefs among participants (N = 132)
| Variable | Potential range | Mean (SD); range or n (%) | Nativity | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | Sub-Saharan African immigrant (n = 59) |
African American (n = 73) |
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| Age | 18–75 | 43.3 (14.0);18–75 | 43.7 (13.0); 19–70 | 43.0 (14.8); 18–75 | .75 |
| Sex | .029 | ||||
| Male | 23 (17.4%) | 15 (25.4%) | 8 (11.0%) | ||
| Female | 109 (82.6%) | 44 (74.6%) | 65 (89.0%) | ||
| Education | |||||
| High school | 31 (23.5%) | 7 (11.9%) | 24 (32.9%) | ||
| Some college | 34 (25.8%) | 13 (22.0%) | 2 (28.8%) | ||
| College graduate | 32 (24.2%) | 16 (27.1%) | 16 (21.9%) | ||
| Graduate school | 35 (26.5%) | 23 (34.0%) | 12 (16.4%) | ||
| Insurance status | .24 | ||||
| Insured | 101 (76.5%) | 48 (81.4%) | 53 (72.6%) | ||
| Uninsured | 31 (23.5%) | 11 (18.6%) | 20 (27.4%) | ||
| Beliefs | |||||
| Religiosity | 10–50 | 34.5 (11.0) | 38.4 (8.2) | 31.5 (12.0) | < .001 |
| Fatalism items | |||||
| There’s not much you can do to lower your chances of getting cancer | .21 | ||||
| Agree | 21 (15.9%) | 12 (20.3%) | 9 (12.3%) | ||
| Disagree | 111 (84.1%) | 47 (79.7%) | 64 (84.7%) | ||
| When I think of cancer, I automatically think of death | .97 | ||||
| Agree | 36 (27.3%) | 16 (27.1%) | 20 (27.4%) | ||
| Disagree | 96 (72.7%) | 43 (72.9) | 53 (72.6%) | ||
| Temporal orientation | |||||
| Future orientation | 1–5 | 4.0 (0.9) | 4.0 (1.1) | 4.0 (0.8) | .73 |
| Present orientation | 4–20 | 9.4 (3.5) | 8.9 (3.6) | 9.9 (3.5) | .11 |
| Acculturation | 1–4 | 2.3 (0.5) | 2.2 (0.5) | 2.4 (0.5) | .004 |
| Screening | |||||
| Pap screening (n = 109 eligible) | .97 | ||||
| Yes | 70 (64.2%) | 29 (64.4%) | 41 (64.1%) | ||
| No | 39 (35.8%) | 16 (35.6%) | 23 (35.9%) | ||
| Mammography screening (n = 49 eligible) | .92 | ||||
| Yes | 40 (81.6%) | 17 (80.9%) | 23 (82.1%) | ||
| No | 9 (18.4%) | 4 (19.0%) | 5 (17.9%) | ||
| Colonoscopy screening (n = 45 eligible) | .001 | ||||
| Yes | 32 (71.1%) | 10 (47.6%) | 22 (91.7%) | ||
| No | 13 (28.9%) | 11 (52.4%) | 2 (8.3%) | ||