Skip to main content

Table 2 Overview of co-designed, culturally tailored cervical screening health promotion forums

From: Co-designed, culturally tailored cervical screening education with migrant and refugee women in Australia: a feasibility study

Community

Modality

Duration (h)

Forum topics/activities

Forum attendees

Languages

Facilitation

West African (young women)

Face-to-face (weekend, daytime)

4

Cervical screening; Zumba class; lunch

7

English and Krio

Casual group discussion using flipchart co-facilitated by CHW and health professional

West African+^

Online (weekday, evening)

1

Stress management

14

English

Online presentation and group discussions facilitated by health professionals

  

1.5

Cervical screening

25

  
  

1.5

Breast and bowel screening

21

  

East African

Face-to-face (weekday, daytime)

4

Cervical screening; breast screening; Zumba class; lunch

10

Juba-Arabic

Presentation facilitated by CHW; health professional provided support answering participant questions

East African (young women)

Online (weekday, evening)

1

Stress management

4

English and Somali

Online presentation and group discussions co-facilitated by CHW and health professional

  

1.5

Cervical screening

1

  

East African

Online (weekend, evening)

1.5

Stress management; cervical screening

7

English and Arabic

Online presentation and groups discussions facilitated by health professionals

Multiethnic African group+

Face-to-face (weekend, daytime)

1.5

Cervical screening; breast screening

10

English

Formal presentation using ppt facilitated by health professional

Middle Eastern+^ (multiple countries)

Face-to-face (weekday, daytime)

1.5

Breast and bowel screening

8

English and Arabic with translator

Online ppt presentation and groups discussions facilitated by health professional

 

Online (weekday, evening)

1.5

Bone and joint health

8

  
  

1.5

Cervical screening

8

  
  1. CHW community health worker
  2. +Established community group; ^a single series forum for men was also hosted addressing stress management