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ArticleHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2024

Evaluation of a Faith-Placed Health Education Service on Bowel Cancer Screening in Mosques in East London.

Salman Waqar, Dharani Yerrakalva, Thomas E Duffy, Jake Chambers, Zohra Ali, Paul Thomas, Caroline Cook, Sufia Alam, Leena Khagram, Samantha Quaife and 1 more

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Salman WaqarDepartment of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Dharani YerrakalvaWolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Thomas E DuffyWolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Jake ChambersNorth East London Cancer Alliance, London, UK.
Zohra AliRoyal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Paul ThomasNorth East London Cancer Alliance, London, UK.
Caroline CookNorth East London Cancer Alliance, London, UK.
Sufia AlamEast London Mosque, London, UK.
Leena KhagramNorth East London Cancer Alliance, London, UK.
Samantha QuaifeWolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4918-6382
Stephen W DuffyWolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

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Medical Research CouncilThis project received funding from the North East London Cancer Alliance. S.W.D. contributed to this work as part of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme, conducted through the Policy Research Unit in Cancer Awareness, Screening and Early Diagnosis, PR-PRU-1217-21601. S.L.Q. was funded by a Barts Charity grant (MRC&U0036).
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Abstract

backgroundBowel cancer screening using faecal immunochemical testing is provided in the United Kingdom with the aim of reducing mortality from colorectal cancer. However, there are low participant rates among ethnic minorities across the United Kingdom. Faith-placed interventions have the potential to improve screening rates among such populations, but studies examining their effectiveness are scarce.

methodsWe delivered a presentation on bowel cancer screening to 204 Muslims in seven mosques in East London (intervention group). All participants completed a questionnaire regarding attitudes, perceptions and knowledge of bowel cancer screening before and after the presentation. Concurrently, we administered the questionnaire to 72 subjects attending a mosque that did not receive the presentation (comparison group).

resultsThe intervention group showed a greater willingness to do the test (90% vs. 67%, p < 0.001) and to recommend it to others (96% vs. 74%, p < 0.001), ability to complete the test by themselves (94% vs. 56%, p < 0.001) and confidence in noticing symptoms (78% vs. 32%, p < 0.001) after the presentation compared to before. There was a significant difference between the intervention group post-presentation and the comparison group on intention to do the test (90% vs. 79%, p = 0.02), recommending it to others (96% vs. 83%, p < 0.001), and confidence in their ability to complete the test by themselves (94% vs. 63%, p < 0.001).

conclusionA culture-sensitive, faith-placed health education intervention delivered in mosques can substantially improve knowledge of bowel cancer screening and increase the intention to participate in the screening programme. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: The intervention presentation was developed using insights from four public involvement sessions with four to six members representative of the East London Muslim community. The sessions sought attendees' thoughts on appropriate ways to approach the intervention design for their community and asked for their views on the acceptability, appropriateness of messaging, format/design and likely impact of the presentation. Their views were then utilised to improve the presentation.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerHealth EducationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeIslamAdultAgedFemaleHumansLondonMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedOccult BloodSurveys and Questionnairesbowel cancerinequalitiesMuslimscreeninguptake

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