Nguyen Anh B, Belgrave Faye Z
Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, The National Cancer Institute, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
J Cancer Educ. 2012 Jun;27(2):320-6. doi: 10.1007/s13187-011-0299-7.
The study examined sources of health information among Vietnamese women and whether these sources were associated with cancer screening outcomes. One hundred eleven participants completed a questionnaire with measures of breast and cervical cancer screening attitudes, efficacy, and behavior. A factor analysis of items that measured sources for information on cancer screening produced three factors: English media sources, Vietnamese media sources, and informal sources. These sources were included along with demographic variables in regression analyses to predict cancer screening outcomes. Results indicated that using informal sources for breast screening information predicted positive attitudes toward breast cancer screening and efficacy for breast and cervical cancer screening. Reliance on Vietnamese media sources was associated with lower cervical screening efficacy. Being older, having health insurance, and a higher income were associated with favorable cancer screening outcomes. The findings suggest that cancer screening programs for Vietnamese women should take into consideration preferred mediums for receiving health information.
该研究调查了越南女性的健康信息来源，以及这些来源是否与癌症筛查结果相关。111名参与者完成了一份问卷，其中包含对乳腺癌和宫颈癌筛查态度、效能及行为的测量。对测量癌症筛查信息来源的项目进行因子分析，得出三个因子：英文媒体来源、越南语媒体来源和非正式来源。在回归分析中，这些来源与人口统计学变量一起被纳入，以预测癌症筛查结果。结果表明，使用非正式来源获取乳腺癌筛查信息可预测对乳腺癌筛查的积极态度以及对乳腺癌和宫颈癌筛查的效能。依赖越南语媒体来源与较低的宫颈癌筛查效能相关。年龄较大、拥有健康保险和较高收入与良好的癌症筛查结果相关。研究结果表明，针对越南女性的癌症筛查项目应考虑她们获取健康信息的首选媒介。
