Reducing Liver Cancer Risk in African-Born Immigrants Through Culturally Targeted Hepatitis B Group Education Programs

Journal of Cancer Education : the Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
Kemi BolutayoPonni V Perumalswami

Abstract

Of 900 West African-born immigrants living in New York City who were tested for hepatitis B virus (HBV), over 9% were found to have the infection (Shankar H et al. Clin Infectious Dis 62(S4):S289-s297, 2016). Community targeted group education programs (EP) have been shown to improve immigrant population's health (Bailey E et al. J Natl Med Assoc 92(3):136-42, 2000). Our aim is to enhance HBV screening in at-risk West African immigrants through the development of a group EP as a first critical step to reducing liver cancer risk. The framework for an HBV group EP was created based on our prior work to identify barriers and facilitators for HBV screening in this community (Sriphanlop, P et al. Am J Health Behav 5(10):745-754, 2014). The framework was then refined with input from community "gatekeepers" or leaders (n = 57) through four focus groups. After refining the group EP, we then pilot tested the EP with 154 participants from eight different West African communities with a pre-/post-test HBV knowledge survey assessment to determine the impact of the group EP. Results from the pre-/post-test survey assessment demonstrated a significant increase in HBV knowledge after the EP (70% pre-test vs. 88% post-test, p value <.01). Thro...Continue Reading

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