Social Determinants of Migrant Health Factors Impacting Prostate Cancer Care and Survivorship Among Sub-Saharan African and Caribbean Immigrant Men

Launched by MAYO CLINIC · Jun 19, 2024

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To employ the social determinant of migrant health framework (International Organization for Migration, n.d.) to examine the impact of immigration on the health-seeking behaviors of SSAI including informed-decision making, psychosocial effects and coping mechanisms. (Phase I) II. To examine SDOMH factors among SSAI and CI men, including their migration experience and health behaviors. (Phase II)

OUTLINE: This is an observational study.

AIM I: Participants complete a survey and participate in an interview in person, over the phone, or via zoom on study.

AIM II: Part...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• * PHASE I:
• • Adult men originally from each of these geographic regions (East, West, Central, and Southern Africa) and have been diagnosed with prostate cancer
• • Able to provide written consent and conduct an interview
• • Able to speak and understand English
• * PHASE II:
• • Caribbean Immigrant men and SSAI men diagnosed with CaP within the last 10 years who identify as Black and speak English
• • Able to provide written consent and conduct an interview
• • Able to speak and understand English
• Exclusion Criteria:
• * PHASE I:
• • Patients below the ages of 18, and those not belonging to any of four regions
• • Employees of Mayo Clinic will be excluded
• • Non-English speakers will not be included
• * PHASE II:
• • Individuals below the age of 18
• • Those not diagnosed with prostate cancer and individuals not from the regions described above
• • Employees of Mayo Clinic will be excluded
• • Non-English speakers will not be included