http://nursefacultyscholars.org/taxonomy/term/728/0 en http://nursefacultyscholars.org/research-library/radon-testing-low-income-montana-families <div class="field field-type-date field-field-general-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Published Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2011-05-06 (All day)</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-blurb"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>In this study, survey data from rural, low-income families were analyzed for the demographic and cognitive predictors of indoor radon testing. Participants (n = 224) lived in Zone 1 designated Montana counties. Logistic regression analyses were used to test a theoretically supported model in predicting radon testing. Half of the participants had never heard of the health effects of radon. The overall radon testing rate was 13.8% (n = 31) with rate of testing higher among home-owners (&chi;2 (1, 224) = 8.4, p = .004, OR = 3.2; 95% CI 1.4 &ndash; 7.4). A model of five demographic and three cognitive variables were significant in predicting whether participants who had not tested their homes had ever heard of the health effects of radon (&chi;2 (8, 193) = 20.6, p &lt; .01) and home-radon testing in the full sample (&chi;2 (8, 224) = 22.4, p &lt; .01). Members of the scientific and medical community should not assume that low-income families understand radon risks. Interventions are needed to include this important group in ethical and comprehensive radon risk reduction efforts.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>In this study, survey data from rural, low-income families were analyzed for the demographic and cognitive predictors of indoor radon testing. Participants (n = 224) lived in Zone 1 designated Montana counties. Logistic regression analyses were used to test a theoretically supported model in predicting radon testing. Half of the participants had never heard of the health effects of radon. The overall radon testing rate was 13.8% (n = 31) with rate of testing higher among home-owners (&chi;2 (1, 224) = 8.4, p = .004, OR = 3.2; 95% CI 1.4 &ndash; 7.4).</p><div class="field field-type-link field-field-related-url"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="http://aarst.org/proceedings/2011/RADON_TESTING_FOR_LOW-INCOME_MONTANA_FAMILIES.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Radon Testing for Low-Income Montana Families</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://nursefacultyscholars.org/research-library/radon-testing-low-income-montana-families" target="_blank">read more</a></p> radon rural health Environmental health Radon rural health social determinants Mon, 06 May 2013 20:24:12 +0000 kdeming 794 at http://nursefacultyscholars.org