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Grant Number: 5R01CA115564-03 Interpret this number
Primary Investigator: Taylor, Victoria
Organization: Fred Hutchinson Can Res Ctr
Project Title: Cervical Cancer Control in Vietnamese Women
Fiscal Year: 2007
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Abstract

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Vietnamese American women have higher rates of invasive cervical cancer than any other racial/ethnic group (43 per 100,000 compared to 8 per 100,000 among non-Latina white women). Further, approximately 25% of Vietnamese women have never received a Pap smear (compared to 5% of non-Latina white women). The National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Panel on cervical cancer has recommended that funding priorities should include research focusing on racial/ethnic minority populations and women who have never had a Pap smear. We have previously developed a culturally and linguistically appropriate cervical cancer control outreach intervention for Vietnamese women, and documented its acceptability and feasibility in terms of program delivery. Our primary objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of our outreach intervention in increasing the uptake of Pap testing among never screened Vietnamese women. Secondary objectives are as follows: to examine the effectiveness of the intervention in improving knowledge about cervical cancer and Pap testing; to document the costs of the program; and to assess the cost-effectiveness of the intervention. A randomized controlled trial will be conducted. Trial participants will include 250 Vietnamese American women, aged 20-79 years, who have never been screened for cervical cancer. These women will be identified from a community-based survey of 1,000 Vietnamese households. Participants will be individually randomized to intervention or control status. Bilingual, bicultural Vietnamese women will deliver the cervical cancer control outreach intervention to women in the intervention arm. The intervention will include home visits, follow-up telephone calls, use of a video and pamphlet, and tailored counseling and logistic assistance. Outcome evaluation will be based on a follow-up survey as well as medical record verification of self-reported Pap testing. If effective and cost-effective, our cervical cancer control intervention could be incorporated into outreach programs conducted by health care facilities and community-based organizations serving Vietnamese Americans, as well an the national Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.

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Publications

Cost effectiveness of a program to promote screening for cervical cancer in the Vietnamese-American population.
Authors: Scoggins JF, Ramsey SD, Jackson JC, Taylor VM
Source: Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 2010;11(3), p. 717-22.
PMID: 21039042
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R25 CA92408 NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA115564-03 NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA115564
NCI NIH HHS - R25 CA092408-10

MeSH Terms:
Young Adult Intervention Studies Questionnaires
Women's Health Humans Prognosis
Aged Vietnam Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Mass Screening Prospective Studies Cost-Benefit Analysis
Adult Vaginal Smears Middle Aged
Program Evaluation Female

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Evaluation of a cervical cancer control intervention using lay health workers for Vietnamese American women.
Authors: Taylor VM, Jackson JC, Yasui Y, Nguyen TT, Woodall E, Acorda E, Li L, Ramsey S
Source: Am J Public Health, 2010 Oct;100(10), p. 1924-9.
EPub date: 2010 Aug 19.
PMID: 20724673
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01-CA-115564 NCI NIH HHS - U01-CA-114640 NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA115564-03
NCCDPHP CDC HHS - U48-DP-000050 NCI NIH HHS - U01 CA114640-05

MeSH Terms:
United States Young Adult Community Health Workers
Humans Aged Vietnam
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Patient Acceptance of Health Care Adult
Intention to Treat Analysis Asian Americans Vaginal Smears
Middle Aged Female

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Lessons learned from the application of a Vietnamese surname list for survey research.
Authors: Taylor VM, Nguyen TT, Hoai Do H, Li L, Yasui Y
Source: J Immigr Minor Health, 2011 Apr;13(2), p. 345-51.
PMID: 19798578
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01-CA-115564 NCI NIH HHS - U01-CA-114640 NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA115564-03
NCI NIH HHS - U01 CA114640-04 NCCDPHP CDC HHS - U48-DP-000050

MeSH Terms:
Washington Humans Patient Identification Systems
Asian Americans Data Collection Names
Vietnam

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Pap smear receipt among Vietnamese immigrants: the importance of health care factors.
Authors: Taylor VM, Yasui Y, Nguyen TT, Woodall E, Do HH, Acorda E, Li L, Choe J, Jackson JC
Source: Ethn Health, 2009 Dec;14(6), p. 575-89.
PMID: 19626504
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01-CA-115564 NCI NIH HHS - U01-CA-114640 NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA115564-01
NCCDPHP CDC HHS - U48-DP-000050

MeSH Terms:
Young Adult Regression Analysis Washington
Humans Aged Vietnam
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Cross-Sectional Studies Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Adult Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Emigrants and Immigrants
Vaginal Smears Middle Aged Female

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Cervical cancer control research in Vietnamese American communities.
Authors: Taylor VM, Nguyen TT, Jackson JC, McPhee SJ
Source: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 2008 Nov;17(11), p. 2924-30.
PMID: 18990732
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Grant Numbers:
PHS HHS - U50-CCU-922156 NCI NIH HHS - R01-CA-115564 NCI NIH HHS - U01-CA-114640
NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA115564-03 NCI NIH HHS - U01 CA114640-04 NCCDPHP CDC HHS - U48-DP-000050

MeSH Terms:
United States Humans Aged
Vietnam California Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Biomedical Research Risk Factors Adult
Vaginal Smears Asian Americans Health Status Disparities
Incidence Middle Aged Female

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Heart disease prevention practices among immigrant Vietnamese women.
Authors: Coronado GD, Woodall ED, Do H, Li L, Yasui Y, Taylor VM
Source: J Womens Health (Larchmt), 2008 Oct;17(8), p. 1293-300.
PMID: 18808332
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - CA114640 NCI NIH HHS - CA115564 NCCDPHP CDC HHS - U48-DP-000050

MeSH Terms:
Washington Women's Health Humans
Aged Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Vietnam
Logistic Models Adult Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Asian Americans Health Behavior Interviews as Topic
Cardiovascular Diseases Middle Aged Female
Emigration and Immigration

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