Pilot evaluation of a health promotion program for African immigrant and refugee women: The UJAMBO program

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 219-223

  Piwowarczyk, Linda ^a   Bishop, Hillary ^b   Saia, Kelley ^a   Crosby, Sondra ^a   Mudymba, Francine Tshiwala ^c   Hashi, Nimo Ibrahim ^d   Raj, Anita ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Congolese Women's Association of New England ^*  (United States)

^d Somali Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

African immigrants; Cancer screening; Refugees; Sexual violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONGO; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFUGEE; SOMALIA; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; MIGRANT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; CONGO; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFUGEES; SOMALIA;

EID: 84872611803     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9611-9     Document Type: Article

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