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Tailored counseling may promote mammography among low-income rural black women.
2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low-income older black women in rural areas of Arkansas who had never had a mammogram were more likely to do so after receiving a call from a community healthcare worker, University of Arkansas public health researchers report.
"Few studies have investigated community clinic-based interventions to promote mammography screening among rural African American women. This study randomized older, low-income, rural African American women who had not participated in screening in the previous 2 years to a theory-based, personalized letter or usual care," said D.S. West and colleagues.
At 6-month follow-up the researchers found no differences between the groups' mammography rates.
"Women who had not obtained a mammogram were then randomized to a tailored call delivered by community healthcare workers or a tailored letter," according to the study.
Again West and team found no differences between the groups 6 months later. But they noted that "among women who had never had a mammogram, the tailored call was more effective in promoting mammography use."
They suggested, "Tailored counseling ...
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