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Effective lay health worker outreach and media-based education for promoting cervical cancer screening among Vietnamese American women

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  • Mock, J.
  • McPhee, S.J.
  • Nguyen, T.
  • Wong, C.
  • Doan, H.
  • Lai, K.Q.
  • Nguyen, K.H.
  • Nguyen, T.T.
  • Bui-Tong, N.

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Objectives. We sought to promote cervical cancer screening among Vietnamese American women in Santa Clara County, Calif. Methods. In 2001-2004, we recruited and randomized 1005 Vietnamese American women into 2 groups: lay health worker outreach plus media-based education (combined intervention) or media-based education only. Lay health workers met with the combined intervention group twice over 3 to 4 months to promote Papanicolaou (Pap) testing. We used questionnaires to measure changes in awareness, knowledge, and Pap testing. Results. Testing increased among women in both the combined intervention (65.8% to 81.8%; P

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  • Mock, J. & McPhee, S.J. & Nguyen, T. & Wong, C. & Doan, H. & Lai, K.Q. & Nguyen, K.H. & Nguyen, T.T. & Bui-Tong, N., 2007. "Effective lay health worker outreach and media-based education for promoting cervical cancer screening among Vietnamese American women," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 97(9), pages 1693-1700.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2006.086470_4
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.086470
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    1. Jiyun Kim & Yuna Paik & Seungmi Park, 2022. "Cancer Screening Program Delivered by Community Health Workers for Chinese Married Immigrant Women in Korea," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(11), pages 1-9, May.
    2. Dorien Vanden Bossche & Susan Lagaert & Sara Willems & Peter Decat, 2021. "Community Health Workers as a Strategy to Tackle Psychosocial Suffering Due to Physical Distancing: A Randomized Controlled Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(6), pages 1-15, March.

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