A Community-Oriented Approach to Questionnaire Development for Assessment of Oral Cancer Awareness Among Hispanic Migrant Farmworkers

While disparities in the incidence, treatment, and mortality of oral cancer have been investigated in underrepresented groups, the Hispanic migrant farmworker population is understudied. A questionnaire was designed to assess oral cancer knowledge, awareness, and care-seeking behavior in this popula...

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Published in:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 2020-05, Vol.31 (2), p.553-568
Main Authors: Nickel, Christopher J, Schenck, David P, Padhya, Tapan A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Behavior
Cancer
Communication
Community
Data collection
Farmworkers
Focus groups
Health facilities
Health literacy
Health services utilization
Health surveillance
Hispanic people
Linguistics
Medical screening
Migrant workers
Mortality
Oral cancer
Oral hygiene
Personal information
Public health
Quality of life
Questionnaires
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Summary:While disparities in the incidence, treatment, and mortality of oral cancer have been investigated in underrepresented groups, the Hispanic migrant farmworker population is understudied. A questionnaire was designed to assess oral cancer knowledge, awareness, and care-seeking behavior in this population. We aim to review this survey and outline its development.
ISSN:1049-2089
1548-6869
1548-6869
DOI:10.1353/hpu.2020.0044