Open AccessEffectiveness of a Controlled Trial to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening in Vietnamese Americans
Author(s) -
Bang H. Nguyen,
Stephen J. McPhee,
Susan L. Stewart,
Hiep T. Doan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2009.166231
Subject(s) - vietnamese , medicine , intervention (counseling) , sigmoidoscopy , colonoscopy , family medicine , odds ratio , public health , hotline , health education , odds , gerontology , colorectal cancer , cancer , logistic regression , nursing , telecommunications , philosophy , linguistics , computer science
We conducted a controlled trial of a public education and provider intervention to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates among Vietnamese Americans, who typically have lower rates than non-Hispanic Whites.