Effectiveness of a culturally integrated liver cancer education in improving HBV knowledge among Asian Americans
Effectiveness of a culturally integrated liver cancer education in improving HBV knowledge among Asian Americans
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.11.003
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发表时间:
2013-01-01
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Park, Byung Joon
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作者:
Juon, Hee-Soon;Park, Byung Joon
Objective. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a hepatitis B virus (HBV) educational program in increasing HBV knowledge.Methods. Using a cluster randomized control trial to recruit participants from the community-based organization in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area; a total of 877 Asian American participants completed a self-administered pretest. HBV knowledge was the outcome measure. The intervention group received a 30-minute educational program. After the educational program, the intervention group completed a post-education survey. Six months after the education, all participants were followed by phone.Results. The intervention group showed significantly higher knowledge scores than the control group at the 6-month follow-up (between-group difference was 1.44 for knowledge of transmission modes and 0.59 for sequelae, p