| Learning Objective #1: explore the cancer risks of Southeast Asians living along the Gulf Coast of the U.S. | |||
| Learning Objective #2: examine the correlates of education, age, and health barriers on cancer prevention behaviors. |
Objective: Cancer risks in Southeast Asians living along the U.S. Gulf Coast are examined in this descriptive and correlational study.
Sample and Variables: A projected sample of 200 Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian men and women will be interviewed to determine the variables of their knowledge, attitudes, and health behaviors associated with cancer risks, cancer prevention, and early cancer detection.
Design: Descriptive and correlational.
Method: The survey instrument was based on the Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan: 2001-2005 and was reviewed by seven national experts in multicultural health risk profiling. Translation and back-translation of the instrument into Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian are used to prepare the instrument. Specific cultural approaches are integrated into the methodology to ensure complete data collection and sample cooperation. Bicultural and bilingual health professionals will be used in the Spring of 2003 to perform the interviews in the area Vietnamese fishing harbors and Southeast Asian communities.
Projected findings: Statistical analysis will be preformed to generate a profile of the subjects' knowledge and misconceptions related to cancer risks, prevention, beliefs and practices. Subjects' ages, genders, time in the U.S., barriers to health care, and education will be correlated with cancer risks patterns.
Implications: The resulting profile will be used to predict patterns of risk, needed interventions, and obstacles to prevention in this culturally unique and medically underserved population.
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