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. 2010 Mar;25(1):96-100.
doi: 10.1007/s13187-009-0021-1.

Barbers against prostate cancer: a feasibility study for training barbers to deliver prostate cancer education in an urban African American community

John S Luque  1 , Brian M Rivers, Maisha Kambon, Ronald Brookins, B Lee Green, Cathy D Meade
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Barbers against prostate cancer: a feasibility study for training barbers to deliver prostate cancer education in an urban African American community

John S Luque et al. J Cancer Educ. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

The goal of this pilot study was to assess the feasibility of training barbers to deliver a brief culturally and literacy appropriate prostate cancer educational intervention to urban African American men. Eight barbers received training to deliver a 2-month educational intervention in the barbershop and completed pre- and posttest training assessments. The training workshops led to a significant increase in mean prostate cancer knowledge scores among the barbers (60% before vs. 79% after; P < 0.05). The barbers also reported positively on the intervention in terms of satisfaction and relative ease of engaging clients. Training barbers to deliver a prostate cancer educational intervention is a feasible strategy for raising prostate cancer awareness of the disease among a priority population.

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