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Dissemination of culturally- and linguistically-appropriate educational intervention for cervical cancer screening for Chinese Albertan women
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- Author / Creator
- XU, FEI
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Chinese immigrants to Canada have a low utilization rate of Pap smear test. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether efficacy-proven educational materials can be effectively disseminated and increase the test utilization for under-screened Chinese Albertan women. Of 120 participants we reached through 10 Chinese churches, 78% reported having ever had a Pap test and 38% reported having a test in the preceding year. Within three months post-intervention, 41% of never screened, 27% of not recently screened women at baseline received the test, and 14% made an appointment with physicians for the test. For Pap testing utilization, recommendation from physicians appeared being a strong facilitator, while language and cultural perception, “Often forget” and “time availability” were identified as barriers. Culturally- and linguistically-appropriate educational materials for cervical cancer screening can be disseminated effectively through Chinese churches and may lead to increased Pap test participation rate of under-screened Chinese immigrants.
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- Graduation date
- Fall 2011
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- Type of Item
- Thesis
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- Degree
- Master of Science
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- License
- This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.