Department of Oncologic Services, College of Medicine, University of South College of Medicine at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2009 Oct;11(5):406-14. doi: 10.1007/s10903-008-9162-2. Epub 2008 Jun 17.
Current data indicate significant disparities in awareness and use of folic acid between Hispanic and non-Hispanic women. Hispanic women are less likely to have heard about folic acid, to know that folic acid can prevent birth defects, to take folic acid daily, and to take folic acid before pregnancy. "Three Sisters/Las Tres Hermanos" is a folic acid social marketing campaign designed for Mexican-American women. To determine the effectiveness of the materials on other Hispanic sub groups, women of childbearing age from Cuba and Puerto Rico were recruited to evaluate the materials. Participants were asked five pre-test questions about folic acid knowledge and were then provided with the folic acid educational materials that included either a photo-novella and a low literacy brochure, or a video-novella in English or Spanish. Once the participants reviewed the materials, they were asked 10 post-test questions about the materials. The results of the evaluation are discussed.
目前的数据表明,西班牙裔和非西班牙裔女性在叶酸的认知和使用方面存在显著差异。西班牙裔女性不太可能听说过叶酸,也不太可能知道叶酸可以预防出生缺陷,不太可能每天服用叶酸,也不太可能在怀孕前服用叶酸。“三姐妹/拉斯特雷斯赫曼诺斯”是一项专为墨西哥裔美国女性设计的叶酸社会营销活动。为了确定这些材料在其他西班牙裔亚群体中的有效性,招募了来自古巴和波多黎各的育龄妇女来评估这些材料。参与者被问及五个关于叶酸知识的预测试问题,然后提供叶酸教育材料,包括照片小说和低识字小册子,或英语或西班牙语的视频小说。一旦参与者审查了这些材料,他们就被问及 10 个关于材料的后测试问题。讨论了评估结果。