Nancy Vogeltanz-Holm, Jeffrey Holm
Changes in Body Mass Index During a 3-Year Elementary School-Based Obesity Prevention Program for American Indian and White Rural Students
Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education
selfcare preventive health strategies may trigger health inequities individuals cultural values health beliefs fully understood considered case cervical cancer cc screening programs immigrant women shown lower attendance compared native women increases risk late diagnosis consequently lower probability survival hpv selfsampling cc screening recently added world health organizations list selfcare interventions promising tool reduce disparity improve screening coverage catalonia spain introduction hpv selfsampling part new populationbased cc screening program significant step however lack research addressing selfcare prevention among immigrant populations region study aims fill gap exploring selfcare prevention attitudes practices among moroccan pakistani women conducted focus groups individual interviews 36 moroccan 37 pakistani women barcelona spain topic guide focus groups included case vignettes stimulate discussion semistructured questionnaire used interviews findings show moroccan pakistani women prioritize selfcare prevention seek care symptom treatment rather disease prevention sense reported habit regular checkups selfcare prevention attitudes practices seemed conditioned cultural values implementation effective call recall system could enhance engagement populations cc screening services study provides evidence universal concepts selfcare prevention may aligned collectivist societies emphasizing limited applicability motivation global selfcare interventions guidelines individuals different cultural backgrounds values therefore successful implementation cc screening programs selfcare intervention requires adoption culturally appropriate strategies