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Development of Cervical Cancer Control Interventions for Chinese Immigrants

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The objective of the study was to develop a culturally relevant video and a pamphlet for use as a cervical cancer screening educational intervention among North-American Chinese women. The project conducted 87 qualitative interviews and nine focus groups to develop a culturally tailored intervention to improve Pap testing rates. The intervention consisted of an educational/motivational video, a pamphlet, and home visits. Less acculturated Chinese women draw on a rich tradition of herbal knowledge and folk practices historically based on Chinese medical theory, now mixed with new information from the media and popular culture. The video, the pamphlet, and the outreach workers knowledge base were designed using these results and combined with biomedical information to address potential obstacles to Pap testing. Culturally relevant information for reproductive health promotion was easily retrieved through qualitative interviews and used to create educational materials modeling the integration of Pap testing into Chinese women's health practices.

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

    J. Carey Jackson, Hoai Do, Kamolthip Chitnarong, Shin-Ping Tu & Ann Marchand

  2. International Medicine Clinic, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

    J. Carey Jackson, Hoai Do & Shin-Ping Tu

  3. Cancer Control Research, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada

    Gregory Hislop

  4. Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington

    Vicky Taylor

  5. Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

    Vicky Taylor

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Jackson, J.C., Do, H., Chitnarong, K. et al. Development of Cervical Cancer Control Interventions for Chinese Immigrants. Journal of Immigrant Health 4, 147–157 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015650901458

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