Breast cancer screening among Vietnamese Americans: a randomized controlled trial of lay health worker outreach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vietnamese-American women underutilize breast cancer screening.

Design

An RCT was conducted comparing the effect of lay health workers (LHWs) and media education (ME) to ME alone on breast cancer screening among these women.

Setting/participants

Conducted in California from 2004 to 2007, the study included 1100 Vietnamese-American women aged > or = 40 years who were recruited through LHW social networks. Data were analyzed from 2007 to 2009.

Intervention

Both groups received targeted ME. The intervention group received two LHW educational sessions and two telephone calls.

Main outcome measures

Change in self-reported receipt of mammography ever, mammography within 2 years, clinical breast examination (CBE) ever, or CBE within 2 years.

Resul

SUBMITTER: Nguyen TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4282142 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature