011 Sexual Identity Differences in Colon Cancer Screening Practices Among US Adults

Le résumé fourni par la source

Colon cancer is the third most common cancer among men and women in the United States and is also the third leading cause of death due to cancer in both men and women nationwide.1 Colorectal cancer screenings contribute substantially to decreasing colon cancer incidence and mortality.1 Estimates indicate that 68.8% of US adults between the ages of 50 and 75 years old were up-to-date with colorectal cancer screenings in 2018.2 However, research also suggests that disparities in cancer screening practices exist between groups of varying sexual identity.3,4 The role of sexual identity in colon cancer screening practices remains inconsistent in the literature3,4 and as a whole, colon cancer screening practices among sexual minorities is largely understudied. To evaluate differences in colon cancer screening practices between groups of different sexual identity in a nationally representative sample of US adults. We performed a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the 2019 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) 5 Cycle 3. The response rate for HINTS 5 Cycle 3 was 30.3%. Data from a nationally representative sample of 5,068 civilian, non-institutionalized US adults aged 18 or above who responded to the sexual orientation question were utilized. To assess sexual orientation, respondents were asked if they considered themselves “heterosexual, or straight,” homosexual, or gay or lesbian,” “bisexual,” or “something else.” To assess colon cancer screen practices, respondents were asked if they had ever had a colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, or stool blood test to check for colon cancer. Differences between groups were assessed via chi-square testing with a significance level of p<0.05. Statistical analyses were conducted using SAS version 9.4 to account for weighted data and the HINTS complex sampling design.

Ce résumé expose les affirmations des auteurs. BNTIC ne l’interprète pas comme une validation indépendante des résultats.