Development of novel home-based tampon sampling for endometrial cancer: findings from community-based focus groups with Black and White women
| Autor: | Shantel Williams, Mark E. Sherman, Jennifer L. Ridgeway, Elizabeth Pantoja, Laura M. Pacheco-Spann, Lori Chase, Monica Albertie, Carmen Radecki Breitkopf, Jamie N. Bakkum-Gamez, Noreen A. Stephenson, Colleen T. Ball, Christopher C. DeStephano |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Community based
Gerontology Black women business.industry Brief Report Endometrial cancer General Medicine formative evaluation medicine.disease Focus group Home based Health equity home testing 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine focus groups Sampling (medicine) Implementation Policy and Community Engagement 030212 general & internal medicine Sample collection business health disparities |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Translational Science |
| ISSN: | 2059-8661 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/cts.2021.787 |
| Popis: | Novel endometrial cancer (EC) early-detection approaches may reduce racial disparities in mortality. We conducted six community-based focus groups with White and Black women (N = 57 participants) in February-March 2020 to explore acceptability of a home-based tampon sampling approach for EC. Participants also completed a survey. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Awareness of EC and risk factors was low. Acceptability regarding home sampling was high, but participants expressed concerns about instruction complexity and potential risks. Black women reported lower comfort with tampons. Increasing EC awareness, self-efficacy, and familiarization with tampons would advance prospects for at-home sample collection for EC testing. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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