Accurate and inaccurate beliefs about cancer risk factors among Spanish-preferring adults in the United States
Our study provides comprehensive information about cancer beliefs among Spanish-preferring adults in the United States, which was not previously available, and find that media literacy is a concept likely to be important to consider when putting together intervention tools to combat misinformation.
Authors
- Kimberly A. Kaphingst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2668-9080)
- Andy J. King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2789-2550)
- Yonaira M. Rivera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5041-5250)
- Benjamin Lyons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7096-900X)
- Yi Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4654-9739)
- Marina Kogan
- Leandra H. Hernandez
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Huntsman Cancer Institute (US)
- Rutgers Cancer Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PEC Innovation
- Published
- 2024-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecinn.2024.100333
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85
Funders
- Huntsman Cancer Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute