Abstract
PURPOSE: This study aims to develop and test feasibility of a colorectal cancer (CRC) education video appropriate for Somali immigrants.
DESIGN: One-group pretest-posttest design.
SETTING: Minneapolis, MN.
SAMPLE: Thirty-one Somali men (mean age = 60.6; SD = 13.0).
INTERVENTION: A CRC education video was developed in the Somali language with Somali community partners. Participants were invited to a workshop and watched the video.
MEASURES: Levels of understanding about CRC and screening were assessed before vs after the video.
ANALYSIS: Binomial tests were conducted to examine changes in level of understanding.
RESULTS: Analysis on pre-post, within-person changes in understanding about cancer, and CRC screening showed that proportions with a positive change in understanding risks of cancer (80%) and benefits of CRC screening (90%) were significantly higher than expected if the video had no effect (50%; P = .012, P < .001, respectively). Ninety-three percent of participants agreed that the video contained useful information.
CONCLUSION: These results provide evidence of usefulness of culturally tailored videos to facilitate CRC screening in the Somali community. Results of this study were limited by a small sample size and lack of a control group.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 514-517 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American Journal of Health Promotion |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2021.
Keywords
- cancer education
- cancer screening
- colorectal cancer
- cultural adaptation
- health-promoting community design
- immigrants
- racial minority groups
- Early Detection of Cancer
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Somalia
- Male
- Minnesota
- Colorectal Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Pilot Projects
- Language
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article
- Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
