Journal of Community Health
Volume 43, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 929-936

Cancer Community Education in Somali Refugees in Nebraska (Article)

Watanabe-Galloway S.* , Alnaji N. , Grimm B. , Leypoldt M.
  • a Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
  • b Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
  • c Department of Health Promotion, Social & Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
  • d Every Woman Matters, Office of Women’s and Men’s Health, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Lincoln, NE, United States

Abstract

Nebraska has one of the highest numbers of refugees per capita in the U.S. A high number of Somalis have resettled in Nebraska due to job opportunities and the low cost of living. In this paper, we report the process and the results of a cervical and breast cancer education program for Somali women conducted through a collaboration among public health, academia, and community entities. The curriculum was built to be suitable for the literacy level and cultural values of this community. Topics include female reproductive anatomy; breast and cervical cancer knowledge and screening; hepatitis C and liver cancer; and preparing for a health screening visit. Two community members trained as lay health workers conducted a pilot and an actual education session. The 2-day education program was attended by 52 women. Qualitative data showed the intervention to be promising for this and other African refugee populations. © 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

Author Keywords

Education cancer health disparities Cancer prevention and screening Refugee

Index Keywords

Health Personnel refugee health care personnel Nebraska human Refugees middle aged early cancer diagnosis Early Detection of Cancer ethnology procedures Humans psychology female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice adult health education Somalia Uterine Cervical Neoplasms uterine cervix tumor patient attitude Patient Acceptance of Health Care attitude to health
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85045656572&doi=10.1007%2fs10900-018-0507-z&partnerID=40&md5=7d9bb1d7b1fce54592148a47dd6737f4
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-018-0507-z
ISSN: 00945145
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English