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Publikováno v:
Journal of Community Health. 38:1003-1009
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the US and the primary cause of cervical cancer. Vietnamese American women have the highest incidence rates of cervical cancer but one of the lowest HPV vaccination rates.
Autor:
Jenny K. Yi, Marion P. Zahn
Publikováno v:
International Quarterly of Community Health Education. 31:359-368
This study describes information seeking behaviors and patient characteristics associated with Internet use by 72 Chinese-American breast cancer survivors diagnosed in the past 5 years and living in Houston, Texas. Face-to-face interviews showed that
Publikováno v:
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 13:1116-1124
The effects of acculturation, body perception, and health behaviors on weight status among Vietnamese American students in Houston, Texas were examined for our research. A survey was mailed to 600 randomly selected Vietnamese American students at one
Autor:
Beverly J. Gor, Angelina Esparza, Mike Hernandez, Lovell A. Jones, Truong Son Hoang, Jenny K. Yi
Publikováno v:
Californian Journal of Health Promotion. 5:105-112
National data on Asian Americans indicate that compared to other groups in the US, cancer incidence and prevalence is relatively lower (Miller, Kolonel et al. 1996; American Cancer Society 2006). However, when the data is examined further based on sp
Autor:
Jenny K. Yi, Krystal Ngoc-Thy Luong
Publikováno v:
Journal of Community Health. 30:345-353
The purpose of the project was to develop and implement an apartment-based intervention that would improve the knowledge and preventive health habits of hard to reach low income Vietnamese women regarding breast cancer. The targets were Vietnamese wo
Autor:
Jenny K. Yi
Publikováno v:
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 14:341-350
Publikováno v:
IGIC
We develop a digital health game, a potential standalone and/or supplementary tool to conventional static educational tools such as pamphlets and videos, to investigate its feasibility and effectiveness in disseminating truth and dispelling myths abo
Autor:
Yen-Chi L. Le, Karen O. Anderson, Jenny K. Yi, Cielito C. Reyes-Gibby, Soledad Liliana Escobar-Chaves
Publikováno v:
Journal of community health. 38(5)
Cervical cancer is one of the most important disease burdens experienced by Vietnamese-American women. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the etiological agent in almost all cases of cervical cancer. We surveyed Vietnamese-American women to determine rece
Autor:
Jenny K. Yi
Publikováno v:
Family & Community Health. 18:49-57
Autor:
Jenny K. Yi
Publikováno v:
Journal of Community Health. 19:189-200
The purpose of this study was to gather information on the prevalence of pap smear testing among Vietnamese women and to identify predictive factors that influence women to engage in early cervical cancer detection behavior. One hundred and forty-one