Raising Awareness for Lung Cancer Prevention and Healthy Lifestyles in Female Scholars from a Low-Income Area in Bogota, Colombia: Evaluation of a National Framework

This study aims to determine the effects of an educational intervention, based on the Colombian guidelines for educational communication in the framework of cancer control, for raising lung cancer prevention-related awareness, and improving healthy lifestyles in female scholars from a low-income are...

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Autores Principales: Meneses-Echávez, JF, Alba-Ramírez, PA, Correa-Bautista, JE
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Publicado: Springer New York LLC 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22272
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-017-1246-z
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spelling ir-10336-222722022-05-02T12:37:20Z Raising Awareness for Lung Cancer Prevention and Healthy Lifestyles in Female Scholars from a Low-Income Area in Bogota, Colombia: Evaluation of a National Framework Meneses-Echávez, JF Alba-Ramírez, PA Correa-Bautista, JE Adolescent Attitude to health Child Colombia Early cancer diagnosis Female Health education Healthy lifestyle Human Lung tumor Procedures Psychology Adolescent Child Colombia Early detection of cancer Female Health education Healthy lifestyle Humans Lung neoplasms Prevention Risk factor Skin cancer Sun protection attitudes practice Health knowledge This study aims to determine the effects of an educational intervention, based on the Colombian guidelines for educational communication in the framework of cancer control, for raising lung cancer prevention-related awareness, and improving healthy lifestyles in female scholars from a low-income area in Bogota, Colombia. Uncontrolled trial conducted in 243 female scholars (mean age 14 years ± 1.5 SD). Two 90 min educational sessions were carried out in March 2015 according to the Colombian guidelines for educational communication in the framework of cancer control. Posters and other educational materials were created by scholars after the intervention. All participants completed a self-reported questionnaire—The Cancer Awareness Measure—at pre and post-intervention, as well as 1, 3, and 6 months after the intervention. Smoking prevalence (8.2% at baseline) was reduced by 3.7% at 6 months follow-up (p  less than  0.005). The scholars exhibited low to moderate awareness of both warning signs and risk factors for lung cancer at baseline. These variables showed statistically significant improvements at 6 months follow-up (p  less than  0.005). Similar improvements were also found for physical activity, high-fat diet, and fruits and vegetable intake. This evaluation of the Colombian guidelines for educational communication in the framework of cancer control raised awareness towards lung cancer prevention, reduced smoking, and improved other healthy-lifestyle-related factors in a group of female scholars from a low-income area in Bogota, Colombia. Further randomized controlled studies are needed. © 2017, The Author(s). 2018 2020-05-25T23:55:57Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 15430154 08858195 https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22272 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-017-1246-z eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf Springer New York LLC instname:Universidad del Rosario
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topic Adolescent
Attitude to health
Child
Colombia
Early cancer diagnosis
Female
Health education
Healthy lifestyle
Human
Lung tumor
Procedures
Psychology
Adolescent
Child
Colombia
Early detection of cancer
Female
Health education
Healthy lifestyle
Humans
Lung neoplasms
Prevention
Risk factor
Skin cancer
Sun protection
attitudes
practice
Health knowledge
spellingShingle Adolescent
Attitude to health
Child
Colombia
Early cancer diagnosis
Female
Health education
Healthy lifestyle
Human
Lung tumor
Procedures
Psychology
Adolescent
Child
Colombia
Early detection of cancer
Female
Health education
Healthy lifestyle
Humans
Lung neoplasms
Prevention
Risk factor
Skin cancer
Sun protection
attitudes
practice
Health knowledge
Meneses-Echávez, JF
Alba-Ramírez, PA
Correa-Bautista, JE
Raising Awareness for Lung Cancer Prevention and Healthy Lifestyles in Female Scholars from a Low-Income Area in Bogota, Colombia: Evaluation of a National Framework
description This study aims to determine the effects of an educational intervention, based on the Colombian guidelines for educational communication in the framework of cancer control, for raising lung cancer prevention-related awareness, and improving healthy lifestyles in female scholars from a low-income area in Bogota, Colombia. Uncontrolled trial conducted in 243 female scholars (mean age 14 years ± 1.5 SD). Two 90 min educational sessions were carried out in March 2015 according to the Colombian guidelines for educational communication in the framework of cancer control. Posters and other educational materials were created by scholars after the intervention. All participants completed a self-reported questionnaire—The Cancer Awareness Measure—at pre and post-intervention, as well as 1, 3, and 6 months after the intervention. Smoking prevalence (8.2% at baseline) was reduced by 3.7% at 6 months follow-up (p  less than  0.005). The scholars exhibited low to moderate awareness of both warning signs and risk factors for lung cancer at baseline. These variables showed statistically significant improvements at 6 months follow-up (p  less than  0.005). Similar improvements were also found for physical activity, high-fat diet, and fruits and vegetable intake. This evaluation of the Colombian guidelines for educational communication in the framework of cancer control raised awareness towards lung cancer prevention, reduced smoking, and improved other healthy-lifestyle-related factors in a group of female scholars from a low-income area in Bogota, Colombia. Further randomized controlled studies are needed. © 2017, The Author(s).
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author Meneses-Echávez, JF
Alba-Ramírez, PA
Correa-Bautista, JE
author_facet Meneses-Echávez, JF
Alba-Ramírez, PA
Correa-Bautista, JE
author_sort Meneses-Echávez, JF
title Raising Awareness for Lung Cancer Prevention and Healthy Lifestyles in Female Scholars from a Low-Income Area in Bogota, Colombia: Evaluation of a National Framework
title_short Raising Awareness for Lung Cancer Prevention and Healthy Lifestyles in Female Scholars from a Low-Income Area in Bogota, Colombia: Evaluation of a National Framework
title_full Raising Awareness for Lung Cancer Prevention and Healthy Lifestyles in Female Scholars from a Low-Income Area in Bogota, Colombia: Evaluation of a National Framework
title_fullStr Raising Awareness for Lung Cancer Prevention and Healthy Lifestyles in Female Scholars from a Low-Income Area in Bogota, Colombia: Evaluation of a National Framework
title_full_unstemmed Raising Awareness for Lung Cancer Prevention and Healthy Lifestyles in Female Scholars from a Low-Income Area in Bogota, Colombia: Evaluation of a National Framework
title_sort raising awareness for lung cancer prevention and healthy lifestyles in female scholars from a low-income area in bogota, colombia: evaluation of a national framework
publisher Springer New York LLC
publishDate 2018
url https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22272
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