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Journal of Cancer Education
Published in: Journal of Cancer Education 2/2011

01-06-2011

Predicting Health Literacy Among English-as-a-Second-Language Older Chinese Immigrant Women to Canada: Comprehension of Colon Cancer Prevention Information

Authors: Laura Todd, Laurie Hoffman-Goetz

Published in: Journal of Cancer Education | Issue 2/2011

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Abstract

Inadequate health literacy has been identified as a barrier to the utilization of health-care services, including cancer screening. This study examined predictors of health literacy among 106 older Chinese immigrant women to Canada and how colon cancer information presented in their first versus second language affected health literacy skill. Only 38.7% of the women had adequate health literacy based on Short Test of Functional Health Literacy for Adults, and 54.3% had adequate comprehension of the colon cancer information. Comprehension of the cancer information was significantly lower among women who received the information in English compared with those who received the information in Chinese. Age, acculturation, self-reported proficiency reading English, and education were significant predictors of health literacy but varied depending on the measure of health literacy used and language of the information. Presentation of cancer prevention information in one’s first rather than second language improves health literacy but does not eliminate comprehension difficulties for older ESL Chinese immigrants.
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Metadata
Title
Predicting Health Literacy Among English-as-a-Second-Language Older Chinese Immigrant Women to Canada: Comprehension of Colon Cancer Prevention Information
Authors
Laura Todd
Laurie Hoffman-Goetz
Publication date
01-06-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of Cancer Education / Issue 2/2011
Print ISSN: 0885-8195
Electronic ISSN: 1543-0154
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-010-0162-2

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