Trial reportJournal of the National Medical Association2011
A cluster randomized controlled trial to increase breast cancer screening among African American women: the black cosmetologists promoting health program.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Community Health Workers to Increase Cancer Screening: 3 Community Guide Systematic Reviews.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Health promotion interventions for African Americans delivered in U.S. barbershops and hair salons- a systematic review.BMC public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of culturally tailored education on attendance at mammography and the Papanicolaou test.Health services research · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of Model-Based Interventions on Breast Cancer Screening Behavior of Women: a Systematic ReviewAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2018Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Interventions for Breast Cancer Screening in African American Women: A Meta-Analysis.Health services research · 2018Pooled it
- Evaluation of Health Belief Model-Based Intervention on Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors among Health Volunteers.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2019Trial
- Using Patients' Social Network to Improve Compliance to Outpatient Screening Colonoscopy Appointments Among Blacks: A Randomized Clinical Trial.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2019Trial
- An interview-based qualitative study of scalp cooling, alopecia, and disparities in Black breast cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Usual prevention in unusual settings: A scoping review of place-based health interventions in public-facing businesses.PloS one · 2025Article
- Combating Chronic Disease with Barbershop Health Interventions: A Review of Current Knowledge and Potential for Big Data.The Yale journal of biology and medicine · 2024Review
- Relating 'to her Human Side': a Grounded Theory analysis of cosmetologists' and aestheticians' relationships with clients in Black American beauty salons to inform sexual health interventions.Culture, health & sexuality · 2023Article
- A scoping review of the evidence available for the use of salons as health promotion environments, for the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases in women from different ethnic backgrounds.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Breast Cancer Educational Needs and Concerns of African American Women Below Screening Age.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2022Article
- Barbershop Management of Hypertension in the African American Population: Pitfalls and Opportunities for Extension to Other Underserved Communities.Current cardiology reports · 2020Review
- Protocol for a systematic review of health promotion interventions for African Americans delivered in US barbershops and hair salons.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Translating new science into the community to promote opportunities for breast and cervical cancer prevention among African American women.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2020Article
- The role of a cosmetologist in the area of health promotion and health education: A systematic review.Health promotion perspectives · 2020Review
- Community resource referral needs among African American dementia caregivers in an urban community: a qualitative study.BMC geriatrics · 2019Article
- Acceptability of a Salon-Based Intervention to Promote Colonoscopy Screening Among African American Women.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2017Article
- Rural Shop-Based Health Program Planning: a Formative Research Approach Among Owners.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundAfrican American women have disproportionately higher rates of breast cancer mortality than all other ethnic groups, thus highlighting the importance of promoting early detection.
methodsAfrican American women (N = 984) from San Diego, California, participated in a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of breast cancer education sessions offered in beauty salons. Cosmetologists received ongoing support, training, and additional culturally aligned educational materials to help them engage their clients in dialogues about the importance of breast cancer early detection. Posters and literature about breast cancer early detection were displayed throughout the salons and cosmetologists used synthetic breast models to show their clients how breast cancer lumps might feel. Participants in the control group received a comparable diabetes education program. Baseline and 6-month follow-up surveys were administered to evaluate changes in women's breast cancer knowledge, attitudes, and screening behaviors.
resultsThis intervention was well received by the participants and their cosmetologists and did not interfere with or prolong the client's salon visit. Women in the intervention group reported significantly higher rates of mammography compared to women in the control group. Training a single educator proved sufficient to permeate the entire salon with the health message, and salon clients agreed that cosmetologists could become effective health educators.
conclusionsCosmetologists are in an ideal position to increase African American women's breast cancer knowledge and adherence to breast cancer screening guidelines.
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