Preliminary Evaluation of Educational Outreach to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening Among South Asians in the San Francisco Bay Area

Culturally-tailored interventions increase rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in diverse populations. South Asian Americans have very low rates of CRC screening. Targeted interventions may improve community awareness and likelihood of undergoing screening. We identified and recruited multipl...

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Published in:	Journal of immigrant and minority health Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 873 - 877
Main Authors:	Mukherjea, Arnab, Ansari, Zahra K., Senthil Kumar, Sailakshmi, Katyal, Toshali, Sahota, Dilpreet S., Handa, Raja, Ivey, Susan L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Springer US 01.08.2020 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Acceptance Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Asian Americans Asian Americans - education Asians Beliefs Brief Communication Brochures Cancer Cancer screening College Science Colorectal cancer Colorectal carcinoma Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis Colorectal Neoplasms - ethnology Community Community centers Comparative Law Cultural Competency Early Detection of Cancer - methods Female Friendship Health Behavior Health Education - methods Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice - ethnology Humans Instructional Materials International & Foreign Law Intervention Islam Male Medical diagnosis Medical screening Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Minority Groups Outreach programs Patient Acceptance of Health Care - ethnology Physicians Polls & surveys Private International Law Public Health San Francisco Site Selection Socioeconomic Factors Sociology South Asian cultural groups Tests Translation San Francisco Community outreach Colorectal cancer screening South Asian Americans Culturally-tailored interventions Cultural messaging
ISSN:	1557-1912, 1557-1920, 1557-1920
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