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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2010 Sep;25(3):354-9.
doi: 10.1007/s13187-010-0053-6. Epub 2010 Mar 6.

Health locus of control and assimilation of cervical cancer information in Deaf women

Regina Wang  1 , Arianna A Aldridge, Vanessa L Malcarne, Sun Choe, Patricia Branz, Georgia Robins Sadler
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Health locus of control and assimilation of cervical cancer information in Deaf women

Regina Wang et al. J Cancer Educ. 2010 Sep.

Abstract

This study assessed the relationship between Deaf women's internal health locus of control (IHLC) and their cervical cancer knowledge acquisition and retention. A blind, randomized trial evaluated Deaf women's (N = 130) baseline cancer knowledge and knowledge gained and retained from an educational intervention, in relation to their IHLC. The Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scales measured baseline IHLC, and a cervical cancer knowledge survey evaluated baseline to post-intervention knowledge change. Women's IHLC did not significantly predict greater cervical cancer knowledge at baseline or over time. IHLC does not appear to be a characteristic that must be considered when creating Deaf women's cancer education programs.

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