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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 1/2013

01-02-2013 | Brief Communication

Pilot Evaluation of a Health Promotion Program for African Immigrant and Refugee Women: The UJAMBO Program

Authors: Linda Piwowarczyk, Hillary Bishop, Kelley Saia, Sondra Crosby, Francine Tshiwala Mudymba, Nimo Ibrahim Hashi, Anita Raj

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

The UJAMBO Program was a series of one session group workshops with Congolese and Somali women in the United States built around a DVD using African immigrant women's stories which provided basic information about mammography, pap smears and mental health services for trauma. The current study is an evaluation of the UJAMBO program addressing the impact on participants'knowledge of these health services and their intentions to use these services.
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Metadata
Title
Pilot Evaluation of a Health Promotion Program for African Immigrant and Refugee Women: The UJAMBO Program
Authors
Linda Piwowarczyk
Hillary Bishop
Kelley Saia
Sondra Crosby
Francine Tshiwala Mudymba
Nimo Ibrahim Hashi
Anita Raj
Publication date
01-02-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-012-9611-9

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