Promoting breast cancer screening among Chamorro women in Southern California.
BACKGROUND
Asian American and Pacific Islander women represent a significant at-risk population for breast cancer, with their mortality rates rising while rates fall for all other racial groups.


METHODS
This 3-year study employed a quasi-experimental design to test the influence of an intervention on screening rates among women age 50 years and older in Southern California compared to Northern California.


RESULTS
Despite significant exposure of women to the educational elements in Southern California, the intervention did not increase women's knowledge, attitudes, or screening behaviors.


CONCLUSIONS
We discuss several study design and implementation limitations that could have influenced the study's results.
Tanjasiri
Sora Park
SP
Department of Health Science, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834-6870, USA. stanjasiri@fullerton.edu
Sablan-Santos
Lola
L
Merrill
Vincent
V
Quitugua
Lourdes Flores
LF
Kuratani
Darrah Goo
DG
D000368:Aged; D001213:Asian; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002140:California; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D044468:Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; D010865:Pilot Projects; D040241:Social Marketing