Behavioral Intervention Study for Better Breast and Cervical Cancer Control for Korean American Women

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Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer

In brief

The long-term goal of this study is to build a sustainable,community-based outreach program using Korean American community health workers (CHWs) to promote breast and cervical screening among Korean American women, thereby reducing related morbidity and mortality. The study is designed to determine the effectiveness of a health literacy-focused tailored breast and cervical cancer control intervention delivered by CHWs. The investigators hypothesized that, compared to KA women in the delayed intervention group, KA women who receive a health literacy-focused CHW intervention will demonstrate: (1) higher levels of adherence to screening for breast and cervical cancer, (2) greater levels of health literacy, (3) higher levels of breast and cervical cancer knowledge, and (4) improve decisional balance.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00857636

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

560

Starts

2009-11-01

Expected to finish

2014-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-02

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 65. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age 21-65 years
• self-identified as a KA woman
• no mammogram and Pap test within the last 18 months
• able to read and write Korean or English
• willing to provide written study consent
• willingness to provide written consent to allow the researchers to audit medical records for mammography and Pap test use.

You may not qualify if…

• Potential participants with a cancer diagnosis, an acute and/or terminal condition
• Psychiatric diagnosis (e.g., schizophrenia or cognitive impairment), or other conditions
• Women who have undergone hysterectomy

Where it is running

• Korean Resource Center — Ellicott City, Maryland, United States

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