Designing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Health Interventions: The "Life Is Precious" Hmong Breast Cancer Study

Cancer is the number one cause of death for Asian American women, yet they have the lowest rates of cancer screening. Contributing factors, particularly for Hmong women, include the lack of culturally and linguistically appropriate educational interventions. This study aimed to develop a culturally...

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Published in:Health education & behavior 2007-02, Vol.34 (1), p.140-153
Main Authors: Tanjasiri, Sora Park, Kagawa-Singer, Marjorie, Foo, Mary Anne, Chao, Maichew, Linayao-Putman, Irene, Nguyen, John, Pirumyan, Georgi, Valdez, Annalyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Appropriateness
Asian American people
Asian Americans
Biological and medical sciences
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
California
Cancer
Cultural Awareness
Cultural Diversity
Death
Death & dying
Effectiveness
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Health care
Health Education
Health Promotion
Health Promotion - organization & administration
Hmong People
Humans
Illiteracy
Instructional Materials
Intervention
Knowledge Level
Language
Male
Mammary gland diseases
Mammography
Mass Screening
Medical sciences
Medical screening
Men
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Needs Assessment
Prevention and actions
Program Evaluation
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
REGULAR ARTICLES
Screening
Screening Tests
Second Languages
Surveys
Tests
Tumors
Wives
Womens health
Workshops
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Summary:Cancer is the number one cause of death for Asian American women, yet they have the lowest rates of cancer screening. Contributing factors, particularly for Hmong women, include the lack of culturally and linguistically appropriate educational interventions. This study aimed to develop a culturally and linguistically appropriate intervention to improve the breast cancer screening rates among Hmong women in Fresno and San Diego, California. Intervention elements included the development of a flipchart, brochure, and video that presented basic breast health and screening information, along with the targeting of not only women but men to support their wives' breast cancer screenings. Analyses of pre- and postworkshop surveys showed increases in knowledge and more positive attitudes among all participants, behavioral intentions for clinical breast examinations and mammograms among women, and support for such exams and possible cancer treatment among men. Implications for further research and practice are discussed.
ISSN:1090-1981
1552-6127
DOI:10.1177/1090198105285336