A community-based, culturally relevant intervention to promote healthy eating and physical activity among middle-aged African American women in rural Alabama: findings from a group randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We examined the efficacy of a community-based, culturally relevant intervention to promote healthy eating and physical activity among African American (AA) women between the ages of 45-65 years, residing in rural Alabama.

Methods

We conducted a group randomized controlled trial with counties as the unit of randomization that evaluated two interventions based on health priorities identified by the community: (1) promotion of healthy eating and physical activity; and (2) promotion of breast and cervical cancer screening. A total of 6 counties with 565 participants were enrolled in the study between November 2009 and October 2011.

Results

The overall retention rate at 24-month follow-up was 54.7%. Higher retention rate was observed in the "healthy lifestyle" ar

SUBMITTER: Scarinci IC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4469991 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature