Pilot rapid assessment of cultural and linguistic appropriateness of COVID-19 educational materials

ABSTRACT:

Background:

Health education materials translated for limited English proficiency audiences should be clear and easy to understand. They should be reviewed by fluent and culturally competent reviewers using a standardised and validated assessment tool.

Design/Setting:

A total of 139 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19-translated health education materials were reviewed for cultural and linguistic appropriateness.

Method:

Reviewers were trained to collect data using a standardised assessment tool, and recorded issues found in translated materials by issue, material and media type. Reviewers were selected for their fluency in the language being reviewed as well as their cultural knowledge of the intended audience.

Results:

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SUBMITTER: Rubio B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10363676 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature