Gondek Matthew, Shogan May, Saad-Harfouche Frances G, Rodriguez Elisa M, Erwin Deborah O, Griswold Kim, Mahoney Martin C
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA.
J Cancer Educ. 2015 Sep;30(3):593-8. doi: 10.1007/s13187-014-0751-6.
This project assessed the impact of a community-based educational program on breast cancer knowledge and screening among Buffalo (NY) immigrant and refugee females. Program participants completed language-matched pre- and post-test assessments during a single session educational program; breast cancer screening information was obtained from the mobile mammography unit to which participants were referred. Pre- and post-test knowledge scores were compared to assess changes in responses to each of the six individual knowledge items, as well as overall. Mammogram records were reviewed to identify Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) scores. The proportion of correct responses to each of the six knowledge items increased significantly on the post-program assessments; 33 % of women >40 years old completed mammograms. The findings suggest that a health education program for immigrant and refugee women, delivered in community-based settings and involving interpreters, can enhance breast cancer knowledge and lead to improvements in mammography completion.
该项目评估了一项基于社区的教育计划对纽约州布法罗市移民和难民女性乳腺癌知识及筛查的影响。项目参与者在单次课程教育计划中完成了语言匹配的前后测试评估；乳腺癌筛查信息从参与者被转诊至的流动乳腺摄影单位获取。比较前后测试知识得分，以评估对六个单项知识项目以及总体的回答变化。审查乳腺摄影记录以确定乳腺影像报告和数据系统（BI-RADS）评分。在项目后的评估中，六个知识项目中每个项目的正确回答比例均显著增加；40岁以上女性中有33%完成了乳腺摄影。研究结果表明，在社区环境中开展并配备口译员的针对移民和难民女性的健康教育计划，可以增强乳腺癌知识并提高乳腺摄影完成率。
