Barbers as Lay Health Advocates— Developing a Prostate Cancer Curriculum

Fraser, Marilyn; Brown, Humberto; Homel, Peter; Macchia, Richard J.; LaRosa, Judie; Clare, Richard; Davis-King, Donna; Collins, Patricia Manda; Samuel, T. J.; Macalino, Grace; Browne, Ruth

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“…29 Eight studies used qualitative methods either alone or in combination with a quantitative survey. 7,8,16,21,22,27,28,30 Owners approved of implementing an intervention in their shop, 7,10,16 stylists/barbers were comfortable sharing health messages with customers, 18,19,31 and customers were willing to participate in interventions and receive health information in the salon/barbershop. 10,16,19,21,23 Two feasibility studies trained AA barbers to deliver prostate cancer education to customers.…”

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“…10,16,19,21,23 Two feasibility studies trained AA barbers to deliver prostate cancer education to customers. 30,32 Both trainings resulted in a significant increase in barber knowledge of prostate cancer and one found that barber knowledge was maintained after 3 months. 30 …”

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“…30,32 Both trainings resulted in a significant increase in barber knowledge of prostate cancer and one found that barber knowledge was maintained after 3 months. 30 …”

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“…One predominant theme was that barbers and stylists were committed to sharing important health information with their clients, 7,9,10,12,27,29–32,50,52 are already engaged in this, 7,9,18,21,24,28,31 and believe that their customers are interested in receiving health information. 10,16,21,30,41,52 Male customers were open to receiving health information and medical services such as prostate cancer screening tests, BP and blood glucose measurements, physical measurements, and fitness assessments. 10,40,51,56–58 Given that men are less likely to have a primary care provider and utilize fewer preventive health services, barbershop-based interventions may prove particularly effective for improving men’s health.…”

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A Literature Synthesis of Health Promotion Research in Salons and Barbershops

Linnan

D’Angelo

Harrington

2014

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Context Barbershops and beauty salons are located in all communities and frequented by diverse groups of people, making them key settings for addressing health disparities. No studies have reviewed the growing body of literature describing studies promoting health in these settings. This review summarized the literature related to promoting health within barbershops and beauty salons to inform future approaches that target diverse populations in similar settings. Evidence Acquisition We identified and reviewed published research articles describing formative research, recruitment, and health-related interventions set in beauty salons and barbershops. PubMed and other secondary search engines were searched in 2010 and again in 2013 for English-language papers indexed from 1990 through August 2013. The search yielded 110 articles, 68 of which were formerly reviewed, and 54 were eligible for inclusion. Evidence Synthesis Included articles were categorized as formative research (n=27), recruitment (n=7), or intervention (n=20). Formative research studies showed that owners, barbers/stylists, and their customers were willing participants, clarifying the feasibility of promoting health in these settings. Recruitment studies demonstrated that salon/shop owners will join research studies and can enroll customers. Among intervention studies, level of stylist/barber involvement was categorized. More than 73.3% of intervention studies demonstrated statistically significant results, targeting mostly racial/ethnic minority groups and focusing on a variety of health topics. Conclusions Barbershops and beauty salons are promising settings for reaching populations most at risk for health disparities. Although these results are encouraging, more rigorous research and evaluation of future salon- and barbershop-based interventions are needed.

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“…30,32 Both trainings resulted in a significant increase in barber knowledge of prostate cancer and one found that barber knowledge was maintained after 3 months. 30 …”

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A Literature Synthesis of Health Promotion Research in Salons and Barbershops

Linnan

D’Angelo

Harrington

2014

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

114

107

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“…Barbershops are increasingly being used as a site for outreach and health promotion activities. It has been demonstrated that barbers are willing to engage in health education activities with their clients (Brawner et al, 2013; Fraser et al, 2009) and that barbershops are feasible and acceptable venues for health education activities among barbershop patrons (Linnan et al, 2011). Further, the Texas-based BARBER-1 Study demonstrated the feasibility and effectiveness of engaging barbershops in screening for high blood pressure, monitoring, and referral (Victor et al, 2011).…”

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Barbershop Talk With Brothers: Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Develop and Pilot Test a Program to Reduce HIV Risk Among Black Heterosexual Men

Wilson¹,

Fraser-White²,

Williams³

et al. 2014

AIDS Education and Prevention

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There is a need for feasible, evidence-based interventions that support HIV risk reduction among heterosexual Black men. In this article, we describe the process for development of the Barbershop Talk With Brothers (BTWB) program and evaluation. The BTWB program is a theoretically grounded and community-based HIV prevention program that seeks to improve individual skills and motivation to decrease sexual risk, and that builds men’s interest in and capacity for improving their community’s health. Formative data collection included barbershop observations and barber focus groups, brief behavioral risk assessments of men in barbershops, and focus groups and individual interviews. Based on this information and in consultation with our steering committee, we developed the BTWB program and accompanying program evaluation. From April through November 2011, 80 men were recruited and completed a baseline assessment of a pilot test of the program; 78 men completed the program and 71 completed a 3-month assessment. The pilot evaluation procedures were feasible to implement, and assessments of pre- and post-test measures indicate that key behavioral outcomes and proposed mediators of those outcomes changed in hypothesized directions. Specifically, attitudes and self-efficacy toward consistent condom use improved, and respondents reported lower levels of sexual risk behavior from baseline to follow-up (all p < 0.05). Perceptions of community empowerment also increased (p = 0.06). While HIV stigma decreased, this difference did not reach statistical significance. Our approach to community-engaged program development resulted in an acceptable, feasible approach to reaching and educating heterosexual Black men about HIV prevention in community settings.

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Skin Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors in the Salon

Bailey

Marghoob²,

Orengo³

et al. 2011

Arch Dermatol

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Participants: Hair professionals from a chain of 17 salons in the greater Houston, Texas, area. Main Outcome Measure: Frequency with which hair professionals looked for lesions on their customers' scalp, neck, and face during the previous month. Results: Of 304 surveys distributed to hair professionals, 203 were completed (66.8% response rate). Few hair professionals had received formal skin cancer education (28.1%). Forty-nine percent of hair professionals were "very" or "extremely" interested in participating in a skin cancer education program. Of responding participants, 37.1% looked at more than 50% of their customers' scalps, 28.8% looked at more than 50% of their customers' necks, and 15.3% looked at more than 50% of their customers' faces for suspicious lesions during the preceding month. Frequency of observation of customers' lesions was associated with hair professionals' self-reported health communication practices (P Ͻ .001) and personal skin protection practices (P=.05) but was not associated with hair professionals' skin cancer knowledge (P =.48). Conclusions: This study suggests that hair professionals are looking for suspicious lesions on customers' scalp, neck, and face and are acting as lay skin cancer educators. These results provide evidence that hair professionals would be receptive to skin cancer education and that further investigation into the role of hair professionals in skin cancer prevention and detection campaigns is needed.

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Barbers as Lay Health Advocates— Developing a Prostate Cancer Curriculum

Cited by 17 publications

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A Literature Synthesis of Health Promotion Research in Salons and Barbershops

A Literature Synthesis of Health Promotion Research in Salons and Barbershops

Barbershop Talk With Brothers: Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Develop and Pilot Test a Program to Reduce HIV Risk Among Black Heterosexual Men

Skin Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors in the Salon

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