hepatitis b esl education for asian immigrants boston november, 2007
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Hepatitis B ESL Education for Asian Immigrants
Boston
November, 2007
Key Personnel
Seattle Vicky Taylor, Gloria Coronado, and Shin-Ping Tu
Los Angeles Roshan Bastani
Vancouver Gregory Hislop
Edmonton Yutaka Yasui
Study Overview
Goal – Conduct a group-randomized controlled trial to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of a liver cancer control educational intervention for Asian immigrants attending ESL classes
Primary end-point – Hepatitis B serologic testing
Secondary end-point – Hepatitis B-related knowledge
Funding – NCI
Chronic Hepatitis B Prevalence
Liver Cancer Incidence – California: Men
0
WhiteLatinoBlackJapaneseFilipinoChineseKorean
VietnameseRace/ethnicity
0
10
20
30
40
50
per 100,000 menIncidence rate
Study Setting
British Columbia lower mainland
Over one-quarter of greater Vancouver residents are immigrants of Asian descent
Adult ESL education is provided at over 40 locations in greater Vancouver
British Columbia has a highly organized ESL program
Vancouver
Partner Community-based Organizations
Burnaby Continuing Education
ISS
MOSAIC
PICS
SUCCESS
Richmond Continuing Education
Language Groups
Cantonese
Mandarin
Farsi
Korean
Punjabi
Study Design
Follow-up survey
Medical record review
Group 1 Hepatitis B ESL curriculum
and pamphlet
Group 2 Physical activity ESL
curriculum and pamphlet
Randomise ESL classes 60 classes
600 students
Baseline survey
Timeline
Development May, 2005 – April, 2006
Curriculum implementation
May, 2006 – October, 2008
Follow-up data collection
November, 2006 – April, 2009
Evaluation May, 2009 – April, 2010