Encouraging Vietnamese-American women to obtain Pap tests through lay health worker outreach and media education
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 1 July 2003Open access
Tram Kim Lam, Stephen J. McPhee, Jeremiah Mock, Ching Wong, Hiep T. Doan, Thoa Nguyen
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Media education campaigns can increase Vietnamese women’s awareness of the importance of Pap tests, but lay health workers are more effective at encouraging women to actually obtain the tests.
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Media education campaigns can increase Vietnamese women's awareness of the importance of Pap tests, but lay health workers are more effective at encouraging women to actually obtain the tests. Lay health workers are effective because they use their cultural knowledge and social networks to create change. Researchers, community members, and community-based organizations can share expert knowledge and skills, and build one another's capacities.
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