| Effectiveness of a controlled trial to promote colorectal cancer screening in Vietnamese Americans. | |
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PMID: 20299659 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: We conducted a controlled trial of a public education and provider intervention to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates among Vietnamese Americans, who typically have lower rates than non-Hispanic Whites. METHODS: The public education intervention included a Vietnamese-language CRC screening media campaign, distribution of health educational material, and a hotline. The provider intervention consisted of continuing medical education seminars, newsletters, and DVDs. Vietnamese in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, California, received the intervention from 2004 to 2006; Vietnamese in Harris County, Texas, were controls and received no intervention. A quasi-experimental study design with pre- and postintervention surveys of the same 533 participants was used to evaluate the combined intervention. RESULTS: The postintervention-to-preintervention odds ratio for having ever had a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy was 1.4 times greater in the intervention community than in the control community. Knowledge and attitudes mediated the effect of the intervention on CRC screening behavior. Media exposure mediated the effect of the intervention on knowledge. CONCLUSIONS: Improving CRC knowledge through the media contributed to the effectiveness of the intervention. |
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Authors:
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Bang H Nguyen; Stephen J McPhee; Susan L Stewart; Hiep T Doan |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Date: 2010-03-18 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of public health Volume: 100 ISSN: 1541-0048 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Public Health Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-14 Completed Date: 2010-04-23 Revised Date: 2012-09-24 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1254074 Medline TA: Am J Public Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 870-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Northern California Cancer Center, 2201 Walnut Ave, Suite 300, Fremont, CA 94538, USA. bang.nguyen@nccc.org |
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Aged Asian Americans* California Colorectal Neoplasms / diagnosis*, ethnology Early Detection of Cancer / utilization* Female Health Care Surveys Health Promotion / methods* Humans Male Middle Aged Program Evaluation Texas Vietnam / ethnology |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R01 CA 100856/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA100856-04/CA/NCI NIH HHS |
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