Abstract
Background. Few African American men participate in prostate cancer screening, although they have higher prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates. Methods. This study documents the benefits of two educational methods; the peer‐educator method and the client‐navigator method, in increasing their participation. Results. Sixty‐one percent of the 1,211 African American men who received an educational program on prostate cancer participated in the free prostate cancer screening. Men who received the peer‐educator method intervention, which included a testimony in support of prostate cancer screening given by an African American man, were more likely to participate, p = 0.04, than were men who received a standard educational program. Also, men who received the client‐navigator method intervention, which included 1) a phone call aimed at overcoming screening barriers and 2) reminders for screening, were more likely to participate, p = 0.0001. Conclusions. More African American men will participate in prostate cancer screening following the peer‐education and client‐navigator interventions.