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A Community-Driven Intervention For Improving Biospecimen Donation In African American Communities, Kushal Patel, Wendelyn Inman, Jemal Gishe, Owen Johnson, Elizabeth Brown, Mohamed Kanu, Rosemary Theriot, Maureen Sanderson, Pamela Hull, Margaret Hargreaves
A Community-Driven Intervention For Improving Biospecimen Donation In African American Communities, Kushal Patel, Wendelyn Inman, Jemal Gishe, Owen Johnson, Elizabeth Brown, Mohamed Kanu, Rosemary Theriot, Maureen Sanderson, Pamela Hull, Margaret Hargreaves
Public Health, Health Administration, and Health Sciences Faculty Research
Introduction
Human biospecimens are an invaluable resource for addressing cancers and other chronic diseases. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of an educational intervention on biospecimen knowledge and attitudes.
Methods
The participants consisted of 112 African Americans, 18 years and older, and who had not provided biospecimens for any health-related research in the past. A total of 55 participants received the educational brochure, and 57 received the educational video. The main outcomes of the study were knowledge and attitudes for biospecimen donation. This information was collected pre- and post-intervention.
Results
The average knowledge scores increased ( …
Factors Influencing Breast Cancer Screening In Low-Income African Americans In Tennessee, Kushal Patel, Mohamed Kanu, Jianguo Liu, Brea Bond, Elizabeth Brown, Elizabeth Williams, Rosemary Theriot, Stephanie Bailey, Maureen Sanderson, Margaret Hargreaves
Factors Influencing Breast Cancer Screening In Low-Income African Americans In Tennessee, Kushal Patel, Mohamed Kanu, Jianguo Liu, Brea Bond, Elizabeth Brown, Elizabeth Williams, Rosemary Theriot, Stephanie Bailey, Maureen Sanderson, Margaret Hargreaves
Public Health, Health Administration, and Health Sciences Faculty Research
This study examined demographic and lifestyle factors that influenced decisions and obstacles to being screened for breast cancer in low-income African Americans in three urban Tennessee cities. As part of the Meharry Community Networks Program (CNP) needs assessment, a 123-item community survey was administered to assess demographic characteristics, health care access and utilization, and screening practices for various cancers in low-income African Americans. For this study, only African American women 40 years and older (n = 334) were selected from the Meharry CNP community survey database. There were several predictors of breast cancer screening such as marital status and having …
Hpv Vaccine Use Among African American Girls: Qualitative Formative Research Using A Participatory Social Marketing Approach, Pamela C. Hull, Elizabeth A. Williams, Dineo Khabele, Candace Dean, Brea Bond, Maureen Sanderson
Hpv Vaccine Use Among African American Girls: Qualitative Formative Research Using A Participatory Social Marketing Approach, Pamela C. Hull, Elizabeth A. Williams, Dineo Khabele, Candace Dean, Brea Bond, Maureen Sanderson
Public Health, Health Administration, and Health Sciences Faculty Research
Objective
To generate recommendations for framing messages to promote HPV vaccination, specifically for African American adolescents and their parents who have not yet made a decision about the vaccine (the “Undecided” market segment).
Methods
Focus groups and interviews were conducted with African American girls ages 11–18 (N = 34) and their mothers (N = 31), broken into market segments based on daughter's vaccination status and mother's intent to vaccinate.
Results
Findings suggested that the HPV vaccine should be presented to “Undecided” mothers and adolescents as a routine vaccine (just like other vaccines) that helps prevent cancer. Within the “Undecided” segment, …