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| Ranking |
Evidence-Based Practice |
| Description |
Two members of the local Vietnamese community were trained as lay health workers to act as role models, provide social support, and discuss barriers to pap testing within the community.
Lay health workers visited Vietnamese women aged 20-79 at their homes and supplied the women with educational materials (DVD and pamphlet) that contained basic information about cervical cancer and pap testing and emphasized the importance of pap testing.
One month following the home visit, the women received a follow-up call from the lay health care worker. |
| Goal / Mission |
The goal of this intervention was to increase cervical cancer screening among Vietnamese American women. |
| Results / Accomplishments |
Women with a history of at least one pap test during their lifetime were significantly more likely to receive a pap test following the lay health care worker visit when compared to women with a history of at least one pap test during their lifetime who received educational materials, but not a visit from a lay health care worker (p=.04). Pap testing was verified by medical records. No significant changes were observed in woman who had never received a pap test. |
| Categories |
Health / Cancer
Health / Access to Health Services
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| Organization(s) |
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
| Source |
American Journal of Public Health |
| Date of Publication |
Oct 2010 |
| Date of Implementation |
2006 |
| Geographic Type |
Urban |
| Location |
City: Seattle |
| Primary Contact |
Victoria Taylor
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (M3-B232)
1100 Fairview Ave North, Seattle, WA 98109
vttaylor@fhcrc.org
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| For more details |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20724673
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| Target Audience |
Women, Racial / Ethnic Minorities, Vietnamese American Women |
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