Background: African American (AA) men continue to have a greater than twofold risk of dying from prostate cancer compared to Whites.
Methods: This community-based intervention study employed a quasi-experimental, delayed-control (cross-over) design with randomization at the church-level (N = 345 AA men).
Results: Logistic regression analyses revealed that the level of knowledge (b = .61, P < .05, Exp (B) = 1.84), the perception of risk (b = 2.99, P < .01, Exp (B) = 19.95), and having insurance (b = 3.20, P < .01, Exp (B) = 24.65) significantly increased the odds of participants who needed screening getting screened during study.
Discussion: This study demonstrated the need for education, community involvement, and increased access to encourage minority men to obtain needed health screenings.