ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2011
Cancer knowledge increases after a brief intervention among Arab Americans in Michigan.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of health promotion interventions to increase breast cancer screening uptake: from the last 12 years.European journal of public health · 2018Pooled it
- Breast cancer screening interventions for Arabic women: a literature review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2015Pooled it
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- A health belief model-based community health education on mammography screening among reproductive-aged women in Ethiopia: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2024Trial
- New Checkbox, Now What? A Scoping Review to Guide Health Research among Middle Eastern and North African Communities.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- The Health of Arab Americans in the United States: An Updated Comprehensive Literature Review.Frontiers in public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to examine which factors are associated with increased cancer knowledge among a sample of 866 Arab Americans 40 years of age or older. Individuals were invited to attend a cancer educational intervention and obtain a free cancer health screening. They were asked to complete a precancer and postcancer knowledge survey after the brief educational intervention. Using logistic regression, we found that the intervention increased cancer knowledge and the variables most associated with this improvement were having low education, being unemployed, having lived in the USA for 0-5 years, older age, not having insurance, and not exercising. Our study showed that these interventions may be more effective if tailored to the participant's educational, employment, duration in the US, and health behavior status. Future studies should examine whether cancer screening actually increases after an educational intervention.
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