National MOTTEP: educating to prevent the need for transplantation. Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program.

Full Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether participation in culturally appropriate, community-developed, health education programs addressing organ/tissue donation and preventing the need for transplantation, is an effective strategy for contributing to sustained behavior change among members of minority population groups. Within 15 target cities, 800 (40%) minority participants consented to a 2-3 month telephone follow-up survey. The 5-item questionnaire using items extracted from the pre- and post-survey instrument, addressed:
1) knowledge and beliefs; 2) willingness to sign donor cards and have family discussions; and 3) prevention/health behaviors. The preliminary findings based on telephone interviews with 253 participants indicate the following:
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see text] The conclusions indicate that the community-based, culturally appropriate health education strategies used contributed to and sustained behavior changes.

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Author information

Author/s: Callender, Clive O (CO); Miles, Patrice V (PV); Hall, Margruetta B (MB);

Affiliation: Howard University, Washington, DC, USA. ccallender(-atsign-)fac.howard.edu

Grants: 3R25DK50474-04 (Agency:NIDDK NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: Ethnicity & disease (Ethn Dis), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-; vol 12 (issue 1) : pp S1-34-7

Dates: Created 2002/03/26; Completed 2002/08/30; Revised 2007/11/14;

PMID: 11913617, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Attitude to Health - ethnology
Female
Health Behavior - ethnology
Health Education - organization & administration
Humans
Male
Minority Groups - education
Needs Assessment

Needs Assessment
Population Surveillance
Primary Prevention - organization & administration
Questionnaires
Tissue Donors
Tissue Transplantation - statistics & numerical data
Tissue and Organ Procurement - standards; trends
United States

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