Assessing an intervention to increase knowledge related to cervical cancer and the HPV vaccine.

Autor:	Ford ME; Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States; Associate Director, Population Sciences and Cancer Disparities, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC United States; SmartState Endowed Chair in Cancer Disparities Research, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC, United States. Electronic address: fordmar@musc.edu., Cannady K; Academic Affairs Faculty, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States., Nahhas GJ; Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States., Knight KD; Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States., Chavis C; Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States; Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States., Crawford B; Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States., Malek AM; Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States., Martino E; Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States; Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States., Frazier S; Department of Biological and Physical Sciences, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC, United States., Gathers A; Department of Biological and Physical Sciences, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC, United States., Lawton C; Institute of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States., Cartmell KB; Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States., Luque JS; Institute of Public Health, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, United States.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Advances in cancer research [Adv Cancer Res] 2020; Vol. 146, pp. 115-137. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 12.
DOI:	10.1016/bs.acr.2020.01.007
Abstrakt:	Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the primary risk factor for cervical cancer. While the HPV vaccine significantly reduces the risk of HPV infection and subsequent cervical cancer diagnosis, underuse is linked to lack of knowledge of its effectiveness in preventing cervical cancer. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a cancer educational intervention (titled "MOVENUP") to improve knowledge of cervical cancer, HPV, and the HPV vaccine among predominantly African American communities in South Carolina. The MOVENUP cancer educational intervention was conducted among participants residing in nine South Carolina counties who were recruited by community partners. The 4.5-h MOVENUP cancer educational intervention included a 30-min module on cervical cancer, HPV, and HPV vaccination. A six-item investigator-developed instrument was used to evaluate pre- and post-intervention changes in knowledge related to these content areas. Ninety-three percent of the 276 participants were African American. Most participants reporting age and gender were 50+ years (73%) and female (91%). Nearly half of participants (46%) reported an annual household income <$40,000 and 49% had not graduated from college. Statistically significant changes were observed at post-test for four of six items on the knowledge scale (P<0.05), as compared to pre-test scores. For the two items on the scale in which statistically significant changes were not observed, this was due primarily due to a baseline ceiling effect. (© 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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