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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2022 Nov;112(S9):S923-S927.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.307129.

Effects of a Health Education Intervention for COVID-19 Prevention in Latinx Communities: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

Stephanie De Anda  1 , Elizabeth L Budd  1 , Sven Halvorson  1 , Anne Marie Mauricio  1 , Ellen Hawley McWhirter  1 , Camille C Cioffi  1 , Jorge I Ramírez García  1 , William A Cresko  1 , Leslie D Leve  1 , David S DeGarmo  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of a Health Education Intervention for COVID-19 Prevention in Latinx Communities: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

Stephanie De Anda et al. Am J Public Health. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

To promote COVID-19 preventive attitudes and behaviors among Latinx individuals, researchers and community partners implemented a culturally tailored health education intervention across 12 Oregon counties from February 2021 through April 2022. We did not identify any significant intervention effects on preventive attitudes and behaviors but did observe significant decreases in psychological distress. Although Latinx individuals' preventive attitudes and behaviors were not associated with the health education intervention, findings suggest the intervention has value in promoting their well-being (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04793464). (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(S9):S923-S927. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307129).

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