Background: This study examines differences in medical self advocacy in men by racial/ethnic group. Methods: This study used data from the 2000–2001 Household Component of the Community Tracking Survey. The study sample included 14,527 men aged 18–65 with at least 1 physician visit in the previous year. Binomial logit models were used to examine the predictors of self advocacy. Results: Compared to White men, Hispanic and African American men were slightly more likely to seek health information (odds ratio (OR) = 1.05) and (OR = 1.13), however the finding was not significant. African American (0R = 0.59) men were less likely to mention health information they sought to a physician during the medical encounter than White men. Among those men who sought health information and mentioned that information to a physician, Hispanic men (OR = 3.57) were more likely to perceive that tests were ordered based upon health information mentioned to the physician than White men. Conclusions: It is important for...
