Cancer Community Education in Somali Refugees in Nebraska
| Autor: | Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Melissa Leypoldt, Brandon Grimm, Nada Alnaji |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Health (social science) Community education Refugee Health Personnel Somalia Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Qualitative property Somali 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Sociology Curriculum Health Education Early Detection of Cancer Cervical cancer Refugees 030505 public health Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Nebraska Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease Health equity language.human_language Family medicine language Female 0305 other medical science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of community health. 43(5) |
| ISSN: | 1573-3610 |
| Popis: | Nebraska has one of the highest numbers of refugees per capita in the U.S. A high number of Somalis have resettled in Nebraska due to job opportunities and the low cost of living. In this paper, we report the process and the results of a cervical and breast cancer education program for Somali women conducted through a collaboration among public health, academia, and community entities. The curriculum was built to be suitable for the literacy level and cultural values of this community. Topics include female reproductive anatomy; breast and cervical cancer knowledge and screening; hepatitis C and liver cancer; and preparing for a health screening visit. Two community members trained as lay health workers conducted a pilot and an actual education session. The 2-day education program was attended by 52 women. Qualitative data showed the intervention to be promising for this and other African refugee populations. |
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