Evaluation of breast cancer knowledge among health promoters in Mexico before and after focused training.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Breast cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Mexico. We assessed the effectiveness of a train-the-trainer program in two Mexican states in improving knowledge among professional and nonprofessional community health workers.

Materials and methods

We worked with local organizations to develop and implement a train-the-trainer program to improve breast cancer knowledge among community health workers, including professional health promoters (PHPs) who were trained and then trained nonprofessional community health promoters (CHPs). We surveyed participants before and after training that included in-person and online classes and again approximately 3 months later. We used paired t tests and chi-square tests to compare survey responses at the different t

SUBMITTER: Keating NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4200994 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature