A Culturally Adapted Colorectal Cancer Education Video for the Somali Community in Minnesota: A Pilot Investigation.

Abstract

This study aims to develop and test feasibility of a colorectal cancer (CRC) education video appropriate for Somali immigrants. One-group pretest-posttest design. Minneapolis, MN. Thirty-one Somali men (mean age = 60.6; SD = 13.0). A CRC education video was developed in the Somali language with Somali community partners. Participants were invited to a workshop and watched the video. Levels of understanding about CRC and screening were assessed before vs after the video. Binomial tests were conducted to examine changes in level of understanding. Analysis on pre-post, within-person changes in understanding about cancer, and CRC screening showed that proportions with a positive change in understanding risks of cancer (80%) and benefits of CRC screening (90%) were significantly higher than expected if the video had no effect (50%; P = .012, P < .001, respectively). Ninety-three percent of participants agreed that the video contained useful information. These results provide evidence of usefulness of culturally tailored videos to facilitate CRC screening in the Somali community. Results of this study were limited by a small sample size and lack of a control group.